Omagh (/ ˈ oʊ m ə, ˈ oʊ m ɑː /; [3] from Irish: An Ómaigh [ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː], meaning 'the virgin plain') [4] is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule.

1 day ago · The Omagh bombing Inquiry heard that Lorraine Wilson was working in an Oxfam shop in the Co Tyrone town on the day of the Real IRA attack, which killed 31 people, including unborn twins. Lorraine ...

5 days ago · Omagh, town, Fermanagh and Omagh district, western Northern Ireland. Situated on the River Strule, Omagh is a market, shopping, and light-manufacturing centre for the district. Traditional crafts (such as table linens and crochet lace) continue to be produced in the town.

17 hours ago · 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. The inquiry has started hearing the accounts ...

16 hours ago · The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing accounts from survivors and people who were injured in the 1998 Real IRA massacre. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

The Omagh bombing was a car bombing on 15 August 1998 in the town of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [6] It was carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) splinter group who opposed the IRA's ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement, signed earlier in the year.The bombing killed 29 people and injured …

Jan 28, 2025 · Omagh bomb campaigners Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aiden, and Stanley McCombe, who lost his wife Ann, leaving at the end of an evidence session for the inquiry. Alamy/ Liam McBurney

5 days ago · The bustling market town of Omagh is nestled in the heart of Co Tyrone, on the footsteps of the region’s famed Sperrin Mountains and Gortin Lakes; the region’s romantic landscapes, rich history and heritage, rugged countryside, and the great outdoors make it the perfect base for your break.

Omagh (/ ˈoʊmə / [1] or / ˈoʊmɑː /; Irish pronunciation: [ˈomæ] [source?] – from Irish: an Ómaigh, meaning "the virgin plain" [ənˠ ˈoːmˠəi]) [2] is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule.

Jan 28, 2025 · Everybody in Ireland remembers the horror of that sunny August afternoon in Omagh and today will be another stark reminder of the pain and suffering caused to so many families as the commemorative hearings begin. Testimony over the coming weeks will be difficult, especially for those who lost loved ones, and for those who responded first as the ...