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Omagh ( / ˈoʊmə, ˈoʊmɑː /; [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.
Jun 27, 2024 · 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.
Feb 2, 2023 · LONDON — Nearly 25 years after a car bomb killed 29 people in the Northern Ireland town of Omagh — the deadliest single attack of the era known as the Troubles — the British government said on...
Jun 20, 2024 · The Omagh bombing, carried out by members of the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA, or New IRA), was the deadliest and most-damaging attack to have occurred during the three-decades-long civil conflict known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Aug 15, 2018 · The bomb that devastated Omagh town centre in August 1998 was the biggest single atrocity in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty-nine people were killed, including nine...
1 day ago · Government formally approves co-operation with Omagh inquiry. The Cabinet has formally agreed to provide assistance to the UK's inquiry into the Omagh bombing. The dissident republican bomb ...
Oct 8, 2021 · 'The beginning of the end' Michael Gallagher's 21-year-old son, Aiden, was among those who died in the blast. Proceedings centred on claims that a range of intelligence from British security...
Jul 23, 2021 · It is plausible that there was a real prospect the 1998 Omagh bombing could have been prevented by the security services, a judge has ruled.
Aug 15, 2023 · The Omagh bomb exploded on a busy street on a Saturday afternoon. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed by the device planted by the dissident...
1 day ago · Ireland will provide assistance to the UK’s upcoming inquiry into the Omagh bombing, the Cabinet has agreed. A preliminary hearing chaired by Lord Turnbull takes place on July 30th. The 1998 ...
