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Key Events - The Omagh Bomb, 15 August 1998


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The bomb in Omagh on Saturday 15 August 1998 resulted in 29 deaths and hundreds of injuries. It was the single worst incident in Northern Ireland during the current conflict.

 

blue square icon   Names and details of those killed

blue square icon   Summary of the main events of the day

blue square icon   Background events leading up to the Omagh bomb

blue square icon   Details of the main events during the day

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    Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB). (2003) Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) Press Release: DCC Tonge Presents Final Omagh Report, (4 April 2003). Belfast: Northern Ireland Policing Board.

    Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB). (2002) Northern Ireland Policing Board, Specially Convened Meetings to Discuss the Omagh Reports, (5 and 7 of February 2002). Belfast: Northern Ireland Policing Board.

    Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. (2001) Statement by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on her Investigation of matters relating to the Omagh Bomb on August 15, 1998, (12 December 2001), [Version 1; PDF; 36KB - Version 2; PDF; 65KB]. Belfast: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

    Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). (2002) PSNI Response to Ombudsman’s Report on the Omagh Bomb Investigation, (24 January 2002). Belfast: PSNI.

    Spencer, Graham. (2005) Omagh: Voices of Loss. Dublin: The Appletree Press Ltd.

blue square icon   List of source material

 

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