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Shop owner killed in Omagh bombing was ‘moral compass’ of family, inquiry told

Elizabeth ‘Libbi’ Rush was described as ‘wise, compassionate and thoughtful’ by her children at the Omagh bombing inquiry.

The Independent UK

Family describes ‘enormous’ pain after losing father in Omagh blast

The children of Sean McGrath have described their devastation at their father’s death, three weeks after he was injured in the Omagh bombing.

Evening Standard

Widower of Omagh bomb victim was ‘met with wall of silence’, inquiry told

The inquiry heard about the life of Elizabeth Rush, whose husband Laurence was an active campaigner in calling for a public inquiry.

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Teenage volunteer killed in Omagh bomb ‘a wonderful girl with a kind heart’

Samantha McFarland’s work at an Oxfam shop was contrasted with the actions of those who planted the explosives.

The Independent UK

Three victims of Omagh bombing remembered at inquiry

Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died in the Real IRA attack on August 15 1998.

Evening Standard

‘Gentle giant’ remembered at Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Brian McCrory, a former fireman, was 54 when he died in the blast on August 15, 1998.

Evening Standard

Teenager Jolene Marlow ‘was denied her hopes and dreams’ by Omagh bombing

The 17-year-old was an ‘exemplary student’, the inquiry has been told.

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Family’s ‘world fell apart’ after death of Brenda Logue in Omagh bombing

Brenda Logue, a talented footballer, was 17 when she died in the 1998 atrocity.

Evening Standard

Family of Olive Hawkes ‘torn apart’ in aftermath of Omagh bomb

Mrs Hawkes, a 60-year-old mother-of-two, was remembered at the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Tuesday by her son and daughter.

Evening Standard

Solidarity of Stardust families at Omagh inquiry as campaigner gives evidence

Michael Gallagher said he did not set out to start campaigning and described the toll it has taken on him and his family.

Evening Standard

Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb

Bryan White, 27, was shopping in Omagh with his father Fred when the bomb exploded.

The Independent UK

Secretary of state fell asleep during meeting with Omagh bomb families

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is examining whether the 1998 atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities.

Evening Standard

Michael Gallagher speaks about toll of campaigning in aftermath of Omagh bomb

His son Aiden, a 21-year-old mechanic, was one of 29 people who was killed in 1998.

Evening Standard

Omagh bombing survivor recalls split-second devastation which killed his friends

Ronan McGrory was injured in the attack which claimed the lives of his friends Shaun McLaughlin and Oran Doherty.

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I will never forgive Omagh bombers, says mother of eight-year-old victim

A statement from the mother of Oran Doherty was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Monday.

Evening Standard

Pain of loss never eases, says mother whose 12-year-old son died in Omagh bomb

Shaun McLaughlin was one of three boys from Buncrana, Co Donegal who died.

Evening Standard

Sunday school teacher killed in Omagh bomb lived life of ‘kindness and love’

A tribute written by Esther Gibson’s four younger sisters was read to public inquiry into the 1998 bombing on Monday.

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Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in the Republic of Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing.

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Evening Standard

Shop worker fatally injured in Omagh bomb apologised to husband as she lay dying

Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth spoke publicly about his mother’s death for the first time as he gave evidence to the public inquiry into the bombing.

Evening Standard

Omagh bomb victim’s exam results arrived on day of her funeral

Debra-Anne Cartwright, 20, was working in a beauty salon in Omagh on the day of the attack in 1998.

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Family pays tribute to women of three generations killed in Omagh bombing

Mary Grimes, Avril Monaghan, Maura Monaghan and Avril’s unborn twins died in 1998 attack, inquiry hears

Evening Standard

Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears tributes to oldest and youngest atrocity victims

It came on the second day of commemorative hearings at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town.

The Independent UK

Family that lost three generations in Omagh bomb ‘hope no others suffer’

Mary Grimes, her daughter Avril Monaghan, and her granddaughter Maura died in the atrocity.

The Independent UK

Second youngest victim of Omagh bomb ‘was due to be flower girl’

Breda Devine was killed in the dissident republican bomb attack in the Co Tyrone town in 1998.

Evening Standard

Teenage boy killed in Omagh bomb ‘radiated light’, says sister

Claire Hayes recalled her brother Alan Radford, 16, to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Wednesday.

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