Woman burned in Omagh bombing ‘given last rites four times’
A woman who suffered horrific burns in the Omagh bombing has told how she was given only a 20% chance of survival and was administered the last rites four times in hospital following the explosion. Donna-Marie McGillion,
Omagh survivor says every aspect of his life changed when bomb went off
A man seriously injured in the Omagh bombing said it was like closing his eyes and opening them to a different world.
Bomb survivor heard children shouting for their mums
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Four people were arrested in connection with a child abuse investigation at the Maranatha Christian School, the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Laurin B. Boyce, 72, of Florence, was charged with two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and […]
Omagh bombing inquiry to hear from witnesses
Hello and welcome back to BBC News NI's live coverage of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry as the third week of hearings begins. The public inquiry was set up by the government to examine whether the 1998 explosion could have been prevented by the UK authorities.
Woman tells inquiry she was ‘on fire’ after Omagh bomb exploded next to her
Omagh Bombing Inquiry chairman Lord Turnbull said he was ‘humbled’ by the account given by survivor Pauline Harte.
'Just carnage', survivor recalls aftermath of Omagh bomb
A survivor of the Omagh bombing has told the public inquiry into the explosion how he spent the day of the explosion helping the dying and the injured.
Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears of 'kind and generous' victims
The initial stage of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has opened in the County Tyrone town. The hearing will commemorate the lives of the 29 people murdered in the bombing, including a woman expecting twins. The attack, carried out in 1998 by the dissident republican Real IRA, was the biggest single atrocity of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Student killed in Omagh bombing was a year away from graduating, inquiry hears
A student killed in the Omagh bombing was a year out from graduating at Dundee University when she died, a public inquiry has heard. A statement from the twin brother of Julia Hughes said they had shared an “unbreakable bond” and that the grief of her loss was “insurmountable”.
Woman burned in Omagh bombing tells inquiry she was ‘given last rites four times’
Donna-Marie McGillion was placed into a coma for more than six weeks after the atrocity and was only given a 20% chance of survival. | UTV News
‘The car engine landed on me and I was on fire underneath it,’ survivor tells Omagh bomb inquiry
A woman has described the harrowing moments when she was left on fire after becoming trapped underneath the engine of the car that had carried the Omagh bomb. The chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry,
Husband of Omagh bombing victim challenges inquiry to deliver truth for victims
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is continuing with four weeks of public commemorative hearings, recalling the lives of and hearing tributes to all those killed and impacted by the 1998 Real IRA atrocity which killed 29 people, including a mother pregnant with twins.
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Omagh bomb inquiry: mother tells how baby daughter was left with shrapnel inside brain by Real IRA blast
A mother has told how her baby daughter was blown across the street in her buggy by the force of the Omagh bomb, and left ...
‘It was just carnage’ says Omagh bomb survivor who ‘spent most of the day carrying people’ after fatal explosion
A SURVIVOR of the Omagh bombing has told how he placed sheets over victims’ bodies during the carnage in the aftermath of the explosion. Ian Ferguson, who was working in his family business on the ...
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Omagh survivor ‘haunted’ by guilt over death of niece in Real IRA massacre
Garry McGillion suffered severe injuries in the Real IRA blast which occurred in August 1998, just one week before he was due to be married.
Omagh bomb victim describes being ‘humiliated’ having to strip for compensation claim
A traffic warden who was seriously injured in the Omagh bombing has told how she was “humiliated” by having to take off her ...
Omagh Inquiry 'dead in water' without Irish Government
Veda Short, 56, met the baby boy in hospital the night before the explosion that "shattered" her family's world.