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Today Marks 25 Years Since Omagh Bombing

A private service will take place in Omagh today to mark 25 years since a bomb devastated the Co Tyr...
Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

8:53 AM - 15 Aug 2023



Today Marks 25 Years Since Oma...

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Today Marks 25 Years Since Omagh Bombing

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

8:53 AM - 15 Aug 2023



A private service will take place in Omagh today to mark 25 years since a bomb devastated the Co Tyrone town.

The blast, which killed 29 people including unborn twins, went off in the Co. Tyrone town on the afternoon of Saturday the 15 of August. 220 others were injured.

A short private service will take place at Omagh library this afternoon. Relatives will lay flowers at the glass memorial that stands on the site of the blast.

Stanley McCombe, whose wife Ann was killed in the Omagh bomb, says he still thinks about her everyday.

"I live it every day.

"I know if Ann was alive today, I would really hope Anne would have been with me, and we could have been enjoying life. Twenty five years, just taken away from her."

Mr McCombe, said he finally felt a sense of relief when the British Government announced earlier this year that there would be a public inquiry.

"You know, we have worked tirelessly for 25 years. We've been all over Ireland, England, Wales, you name it, America lobbying and campaigning. And at the end it's paid off."



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