[44] First Minister David Trimble stated that he had “very grave doubts” about it. The Real IRA apologized and called a ceasefire shortly after. Dr Derek Carson, former deputy state pathologist for Northern Ireland and lecturer in forensic medicine at QUB, now retired, gave evidence of conducting the post-mortem at Omagh Hospital on August 17th. In reply to the coroner, Dr Carson agreed that Mr McGrath would probably have died much more rapidly had he not been given expert medical treatment. [20] Seamus McKenna was cleared of involvement. Gareth Conway, 18, from Carrickmore, Co Tyrone. [68] In February 2004, PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde called for the Republic of Ireland to hand over Dixon. Negotiations to end the Troubles had failed in 1996 and there was a resumption of political violence. [53], On 10 April 2014 Daly was charged with murdering the 29 victims of the Omagh bombing and with other offences. Killed in car bomb explosion, Market Street, Omagh, County Tyrone. [71] Transcripts of the phone calls were later handed over to RUC Special Branch. Some relatives felt unable to face the inquest ordeal and their statements were read in and recorded after being authenticated, or proven, by a police officer. Oran Doherty, 8, from Buncrana, Co Donegal ... Omagh's … The bomb that devastated Omagh town centre in August 1998 was the biggest single atrocity in the history of the … Gareth Conway, 18, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone. 3. [84] Construction started on the memorial on 27 July 2008. Gareth Conway, 18, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone. Victims of the Omagh bombing included (top row, from the left) 12-year-old James Barker, Esther Gibson, Sean McGrath, Gareth Conway, Elizabeth … [19], On 8 June 2009, the civil case taken by victims’ relatives concluded, with Michael McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly being found to have been responsible for the bombing. The first phone call was made at 14:32 to Ulster Television stating “There’s a bomb, courthouse Omagh main street, 500Ib explosion 30 minutes.” The second warning came 1 minute later they received stating “Martha Pope (which was the real IRA’s code word), bomb, Omagh … Northern Ireland deputy state pathologist Derek Carson told the court that Gareth suffered "multiple and severe" injuries to … He added: "It's the worst thing I've ever experienced in 20 years in the priesthood." [20] In April 2014, Seamus Daly was charged with the murders of those, Negotiations to end the Troubles had failed in 1996 and there was a resumption of political violence. ... 20, Omagh. Today is the 17th university of the Omagh Bombing when 29  INNOCENT people , including women, children and  visitors from other countries were slaughtered by Republican Terrorists on the streets of Omagh. This photograph shows Blair addressing a crowd in Armagh several weeks later. The peace process later resumed, and it reached a point of renewed tension in 1998, especially following the deaths of three Catholic children in Orange Order-related riots in mid-July. [87] They argued that the Sinn Féin-dominated Omagh council would not acknowledge that republicans were responsible for the bombing. Lawyers, inquest staff and medical witnesses attempted to ease the pain inflicted on relatives by the seemingly impersonal, clinical descriptions of their loved ones' injuries. [84] Michael Gallagher has stated that “there can be no ambiguity over what happened on 15 August 1998, and no dancing around words can distract from the truth.”[84] The Council appointed an independent mediator in an attempt to reach an agreement with those families. [7] The chief executive of the Omagh Council, John McKinney, stated in March 2000 that, “we are working towards a memorial. Relatives of those killed in the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland in 1998 gathered today to mark the 20th anniversary. Killed by: real Irish Republican Army (rIRA)Killed in car bomb explosion, Market Street, Omagh, County Tyrone. Pic: PA Wire [45] Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Oliver Gibson, whose niece Esther died in the bombing, stated that the government did not have the will to pursue those responsible and welcomed the programme. It was carried out by a group calling themselves the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) splinter group who opposed the IRA's ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement, signed earlier in the year. Aberfan Disaster 21st October 1966: 116 children and 28 adults killed, A signed copy of my book ? Gareth, who lived with his family at Aghagogoan Park, Carrickmore, County Tyrone, was a student who was working in Omagh Meats for the month before his death. Geraldine was killed after she had left Watterson's clothes shop where she was employed. [31][59] The Association stated that, “The ombudsman’s report and associated decisions constitute a misuse of her statutory powers, responsibilities and functions.”[59] The group later dropped its efforts. [81] The names of all 29 people killed during the bombing were recited at the conclusion of the group’s anti-violence anthem “Sunday Bloody Sunday” during the Elevation Tour; one performance is captured on the concert video U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland. The victims of the Omagh bomb: who they were. [23][24], The RIRA began its paramilitary campaign against the Agreement with an attempted car bombing in Banbridge, County Down on 7 January 1998, which involved a 300 pounds (140 kg) explosive that was defused by security forces. Things have moved on and Northern Ireland is painfully, slowly crawling towards a better future.These things take time , but one day in the distant future, when we are all dust and wind , our children’s grandchildren  will wonder what-it-was–all-about and the names of dead and their brutal slaughter will fade into the dark  corridors of time . They then began to evacuate the buildings and move people down the hill from the top of High Street and the area around the courthouse to the bottom of Market Street where the bomb was placed. Killed by: real Irish Republican Army (rIRA)Injured in car bomb explosion, Market Street, Omagh, County Tyrone. [56] Sinn Féin Policing Board member Alex Maskey stated that, “Sinn Féin fully supports the families’ right to call for a full cross-border independent inquiry while the Policing Board has its clear and legal obligation to scrutinise the police handling of the investigations.” He also stated that, “We recognise that the board has a major responsibility in carrying out our duty in holding the PSNI to account in the interests of justice for the Omagh families”.[57]. Originally from Surrey, England. He concluded that the cause of Mr Conway's death was multiple injuries due to a bomb explosion. On 12 August, White passed this on to his superior; Detective Chief Superintendent Dermot Jennings. [36] Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh Robin Eames stated on BBC Radio that, “From the Church’s point of view, all I am concerned about are not political arguments, not political niceties. It is a very sensitive issue.”[83] In April 2007, the Council announced the launch of a public art design competition by the Omagh Memorial Working Group. Bottom row, left to right: Gareth Conway… [63] Lawrence Rush, whose wife also died in the attack, said that, “There’s no reason why Omagh should have happened – the police have been in dereliction of their duty.”[63] Other Omagh residents said that the police did all that they could. Throughout the conflict in Northern Ireland, the security forces used double agents to infiltrate the paramilitary groups. [12][32], Injured survivor Marion Radford described hearing an “unearthly bang”, followed by “an eeriness, a darkness that had just come over the place”, then the screams as she saw “bits of bodies, limbs or something” on the ground while she searched for her 16-year-old son, Alan. On 13 August, a maroon Vauxhall Cavalier was stolen from outside a block of flats in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland. [40] Builder and publican Colm Murphy, from Ravensdale, County Louth, was charged three days later for conspiracy and was convicted on 23 January 2002 by the Republic’s Special Criminal Court. [78] Group members accused the Prime Minister of ignoring concerns about the police’s handling of the bombing investigation. I’ve  lost count of how many friends and family I have seen destroyed as a direct result of the conflict , either killed, imprisoned or emotionally crippled by the things they have seen and done. [29] During the 2003 Special Criminal Court trial of RIRA director Michael McKevitt, witnesses for the prosecution stated that the inaccurate warnings were accidental.[28]. Where a family member took the witness stand, he conveyed his solicitude directly. The agent, Paddy Dixon, stole cars for the RIRA, who used them to transport bombs. Gareth Conway (left) and James Barker (PA/TELEGRAPH) Breda Devine, just 20 months old, was killed and her mother, Tracey, suffered 60 per cent burns and was in … [7] The group’s goal was to create a permanent memorial in time for the tenth anniversary of the bombing on 15 August 2008. [3][4][5][9] This was the highest death toll from a single incident during the Troubles. Gareth Conway. [20] The others were held liable for £1.6 million of damages. Gareth Conway (left) had gone into Omagh on Saturday to buy a pair of contact lenses when he was caught up in the explosion. [40] Former Northern Ireland secretaries Peter Mandelson, Tom King, Peter Brooke, Lord Hurd, Lord Prior, and Lord Merlyn-Rees signed up in support of the plaintiffs’ legal fund. He was a student who lived with his family and hoped to be accepted for an engineering course at the University of Ulster and was awaiting his exam results. [31] In March 2006, Chief Constable Orde stated that “security services did not withhold intelligence that was relevant or would have progressed the Omagh inquiry”. [71] Panorama’s John Ware also claimed that a listening device had been hidden in the car and that GCHQ had recordings of what was said. [58][59] Flanagan issued a 190 page counter-report in response, and has also stated that he has considered taking legal action. Here is a list of the 29 people who died in the Omagh bombing::: James Barker, 12, Buncrana, Co Donegal. Top row, left to right: Geraldine Bresslan, Esther Gibson, Brian White, Elizabeth Rush. I condemn it without any equivocation whatsoever.”[10] McGuinness mentioned the fact that both Catholics and Protestants alike were injured and killed, saying, “All of them were suffering together. [58] Upon leaving office on 5 November 2007, Nuala O’Loan stated that the report was not a personal battle between herself and Sir Ronnie, and did not lead to one. February 16, 2011. [11] The victims included people from many backgrounds: Protestants, Catholics, a Mormon teenager, five other teenagers, six children, a woman pregnant with twins, two Spanish tourists,[12][13] and other tourists on a day trip from the Republic of Ireland. The post-mortem report on Ms Hughes, by Prof Jack Crane, state pathologist for Northern Ireland, concluded the cause of death was multiple injuries due to the bomb explosion. [18] In January 2005, Murphy’s conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered by the Court of Criminal Appeal, on the grounds that two Gardaí had falsified interview notes, and that Murphy’s previous convictions were improperly taken into account by the trial judges. [29] The next minute, the Coleraine office of the Samaritans received a call stating that a bomb would go off on “main street” about 200 yards (180 m) from the courthouse. [40] On 25 February 1999, they questioned and arrested at least seven suspects. He had just left Omagh Technical College and had been accepted for a place on an engineering course at Magee College. [42] The INLA continued to observe the ceasefire although it remains opposed to the Good Friday Agreement. Gareth was eighteen. [80] It includes the line, “They’re reading names out over the radio. [9][37] The Pope and US President Bill Clinton, who shortly afterwards visited Omagh with his wife Hillary, also expressed their sympathies. I think all them were asking the question ‘Why?’, because so many of them had great expectations, great hopes for the future.”[10] Sinn Féin as an organization initially refused to co-operate with the investigation into the attack, citing the involvement of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. [72] The group has protested outside meetings of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, an Irish republican political activist group opposed to the Good Friday Agreement that the families believe is part of the RIRA. Sean McLaughlin,  (12) nfNIStatus: Civilian (Civ). I interview Thomas at his home in Exeter where he … She later discovered he had been killed only yards away from her, the two having become separated minutes before the blast. [75], In April 2000, the group argued that the attack breached Article 57 of the Geneva Convention and stated that they will pursue the alleged bombers using international law. 15th August 1998 The Real IRA (RIRA), detonate a car bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone, killing 29 civilians. Eight more people would die on the way to or in hospital. Gareth Conway… 17 May 1973 - Arthur Place (29), Derek Reed (28), Sheridan Young (26), Barry Cox (28) and Frederick Drake (25), all off duty members of the British Army, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army booby trap bomb while getting into a car, outside the Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh. Top row, left to right: Geraldine Bresslan, Esther Gibson, Brian White, Elizabeth Rush. Deborah-Ann Cartwright, 20, from Omagh. It was stressed that in most cases death must have occurred instantaneously, or almost so. [15], A 2001 report by the Police Ombudsman said that the RUC’s Special Branch failed to act on prior warnings and slammed the RUC’s investigation of the bombing. [45], The police believe that the bombing of BBC Television Centre in London on 4 March 2001 was a revenge attack for the broadcast. [3][4] British Prime Minister Tony Blair called the bombing an “appalling act of savagery and evil.”[8][9] Queen Elizabeth II expressed her sympathies to the victim’s families, while the Prince of Wales paid a visit to the town and spoke with the families of some of the victims. "There was just an almighty bang and everything went black," she said. [59], The families of the victims expressed varying reactions to the report. It revealed that the British intelligence agency GCHQ was monitoring mobile phone calls between the bombers as the bomb was being driven into Omagh. Incidents in Omagh during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities: 1973. The fourth inquest concerned Ms Julia Victoria Hughes (21), of Beltany Road, Omagh, a university student who had been at home in Omagh for the summer and was working in a holiday job in a photographic shop in the town. More than half, 17 out of 28, of the dead, were Catholic, and eight were shop assistants. Mrs Sandra Blackwell, who was in tears as she took the oath, described meeting Julia in the street and talking with her a few moments before the explosion. [16][61] He argued that the multiple warnings were given by the RIRA to cause confusion and lead to a greater loss of life. Originally from Surrey, England. Two unborn babies were killed in their mother’s womb. She was the eldest of 11 children of a farming family at Beragh, Co Tyrone. Neither Queen nor Philip made racist comment about Archie’s skin tone, Oprah says (Seán McGrath died from his injuries on 5 September 1998.) [27][33], In a statement on the same day as the bombing, RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan accused the RIRA of deliberately trying to direct civilians to the bombing site. Jolene Marlow, 17, Omagh. By Staff Reporter. [40] The civil action began in Northern Ireland on 7 April 2008. The review is to determine whether enough evidence exists for further prosecutions. Q&A: What’s happening now with the Covid-19 vaccination programme? Some Spanish tourists stopped beside the car, and were photographed. In 2001, a double agent known as Kevin Fulton claimed he told his MI5 handlers three days before the bombing that the RIRA was about to bring a “huge bomb” across the border. [7], It has been alleged that the British, Irish and American intelligence agencies had information which could have prevented the bombing; most of which came from double agents inside the Real IRA. Inadequate warning given. He died 5 September 1998. Killed by: real Irish Republican Army (rIRA)Spanish visitor. Telephoned warnings had been sent about 40 minutes beforehand, but they were inaccurate and police had inadvertently moved people toward the bomb. "From time to time," Mrs Conway answered quietly. [73] Its web site provides over 5000 newspaper articles, video recordings, audio recordings, and other information sources relating to the events leading up to and following the bombing as well as information about other terrorist attacks. Mrs Marie Conway, of Aghagogan Park, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone, gave evidence of identifying the body of her son at Lissanelly army barracks at 11 p.m. on August 15th. [9][31] The RIRA had carried out a car bombing in Banbridge, County Down, two weeks before the Omagh bombing. Survivors are shown helping the injured, The car bomb detonated at about 15:10 BST in the crowded shopping area,[9] killing outright 21 people who had been in the vicinity of the vehicle. The Omagh bombing inquests hearing yesterday entered a new stage as it dealt with the first six individual inquests out of the 29 made necessary by the atrocity. [25][26], Lower Market Street, site of the bombing, 2001. [24] The BBC News stated that, “Like the other bombings in the early part of 1998 in places like Lisburn and Banbridge, Omagh was a conscious attempt by republicans who disagreed with the political strategy of Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, to destabilise Northern Ireland in that vulnerable moment of hope. Three phone calls were made warning of a bomb in Omagh, using the same codeword that had been used in the Real IRA’s bomb attack in Banbridge two weeks earlier. The nature of the bombing created a strong international and local outcry against the RIRA and in favour of the Northern Ireland peace process. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, on September 5th, 1998, three weeks after the explosion. These are the names of the 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb. [52] Murphy and Daly appealed and were granted a retrial, but this second trial also found them responsible for the bombing, with the judge describing the evidence as overwhelming. [67], The Republic of Ireland’s police force, the Gardaí, also had an agent close to the RIRA at the time. This analysis may prove to be the key to the Omagh bomb investigation.”[27] Using the phone records, the programme gave the names of the four prime suspects as Oliver Traynor, Liam Campbell, Colm Murphy, and Seamus Daly. This is based on an analysis of calls made in the hours before, during and after the bombing. The bombing killed 29 people and injured about 220 others. [44] Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern criticised it, saying that “bandying around names on television” could hinder attempts to secure convictions. [38], Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness said that, “This appalling act was carried out by those opposed to the peace process”. [69] He also stated that the dissident republican militants investigated by MI5 were members of a different cell than the perpetrators of the Omagh bombing. [17], Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson praised the Panorama programme, calling it “a very powerful and very professional piece of work”. [71] Ray White, former Assistant Chief of RUC Special Branch, said GCHQ had been monitoring mobile phones at their request. The bombing caused outrage both locally and internationally,[8][10] spurred on the Northern Ireland peace process,[3][4][11] and dealt a severe blow to the ‘dissident’ republican campaign. [12] Those who were killed were James Barker (12), Seán McLaughlin (12) and Oran Doherty (8), from County Donegal, Fernando Blasco Baselga (12) and Rocío Abad Ramos (23) from Spain, Geraldine Breslin (43), Gareth Conway (18), Breda Devine (1), Aidan (or Aiden) Gallagher (21), Mary Grimes (65), Brenda Logue (17), Brian McCrory (54), Seán McGrath (61), Jolene Marlow (17), Avril Monaghan (30; pregnant with twins), Maura Monaghan (1), Elizabeth Rush (57), Philomena Skelton (39), all Catholics,; Deborah-Anne Cartwright (20), Esther Gibson (36), Olive Hawkes (60), Julia Hughes (21), Ann McCombe (48), Samantha McFarland (17), Alan Radford (16), Veda Short (56), Fred White (60), Bryan White (26), Lorraine Wilson (15), all Protestants, were killed. [9] The injured were initially taken to two local hospitals, the Tyrone County Hospital and the Erne Hospital. Ten years of twists. 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