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Dissident republicans claim responsibility for bomb attack on two NI police officers

Dissident republican group the New IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police vehicle in Strabane, Co Tyrone. The Irish News said the group had issued a statement saying it had carried out the attack using a recognised codeword. ...

26 Nov 2022 at 11:24

Northern Ireland

Injured officer tells of efforts to help victims in Omagh bomb devastation

A police officer injured in the Omagh bombing has described how he tried to help victims in the scenes of devastation which followed the explosion. Allan Palmer, an RUC constable in 1998, told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he remembered seeing ...

18 Feb 2025 at 12:17

National News

Off-duty police officer shot in front of young son in ‘callous attack’

Gunmen shot a senior police officer several times in front of his young son in a “callous attack” at a sports complex in Co Tyrone. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell ran a short distance and fell to the ground where the attackers ...

23 Feb 2023 at 11:42

Northern Ireland

Retired officer says ‘cowards’ who planted Omagh bomb should provide answers

A retired police officer who moved dead bodies following the Omagh bombing has said the “cowards” who left the explosive device should be providing answers to a public inquiry. Richard Scott, who was an RUC constable in the Co Tyrone ...

18 Feb 2025 at 16:03

National News

Sinn Fein ‘cannot ride two horses’ when it comes to NI’s troubled past – Martin

Sinn Fein “cannot ride two horses” when it comes to Northern Ireland’s troubled past, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister has said. Micheal Martin said he supports asking questions of British Army or police actions, but said on the ...

07 Jun 2023 at 18:10

Northern Ireland

Omagh first responders recall scenes which ‘should only be seen in a movie’

Emergency service workers have been giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, describing scenes which “should only have been seen in a movie”. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed when the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 14:26

National News

A united Ireland ‘would be the most fitting tribute’ to former IRA man – Kelly

Delivering a united Ireland would be the “most fitting tribute” to former senior IRA man Brendan “Bik” McFarlane, mourners in Belfast have heard. Senior republicans including former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, Donegal TD ...

25 Feb 2025 at 16:46

Northern Ireland

Police felt ‘guilty and responsible’ for evacuating people closer to Omagh bomb

The police commander in Omagh on the day the town was bombed has said many of his officers felt “guilty and responsible” that they had evacuated members of the public towards the explosive device. Retired superintendent ...

18 Feb 2025 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Decommissioning chairman wanted to quit in 2001 after slow progress – records

The chairman of the body in charge of decommissioning as part of Northern Ireland’s peace process considered standing down from the role in June 2001 after months of slow progress. Documents released from Ireland’s ...

29 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Evidence from victims’ families and survivors of the Omagh bombing has shone a “bright light on the terrible consequences” of the Real IRA massacre, a public inquiry has heard. The chairman of the Omagh Bombing ...

19 Feb 2025 at 16:59

National News

Judge rules material from Troubles documentaries be handed to PSNI for terror probe

The BBC is to hand over broadcasted and unbroadcasted material from a documentary series about Northern Ireland’s Troubles to the police as part of investigations into terrorist activity, a judge has said. An ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:45

National News

Government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The Government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. A spokesperson for the Government told the PA news agency that an announcement would be ...

01 Feb 2023 at 19:15

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