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Staff evacuated from Limerick radio station following bomb threat

STAFF from Limerick radio station Live 95FM were evacuated this Friday afternoon after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat. It is understood that, at 1.55pm, Live 95fm staff alerted gardaí at Henry Street that an anonymous caller had warned ...

17 Jun 2016 at 15:43

Northern Ireland

Bereaved families express hope as they attend long-awaited Omagh bomb inquiry

Bereaved families have expressed hope as they arrived for the first public hearing in a long called for public inquiry into the Omagh bomb. The probe, led by chairman Lord Turnbull, is examining whether the atrocity could reasonably have been ...

30 Jul 2024 at 11:03

National News

UK lord vows to raise issue of Dublin inquiry into Omagh bombing with Irish ministers

A Northern Ireland Office minister has pledged to raise with his Irish counterparts the issue of Dublin also holding an inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Lord Caine was responding to calls at Westminster to bring pressure to bear on the Irish ...

09 Feb 2023 at 15:18

Northern Ireland

Omagh bomb families call for special advocate for closed hearings at inquiry

Survivors and families of those killed in the Omagh bomb have asked to be represented by a special advocate in closed hearings at the public inquiry. Omagh Bombing Inquiry chairman Lord Turnbull is hearing arguments around applications ...

21 Jul 2025 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

Government has ‘plain duty’ to assist Omagh inquiry with swift disclosure

The UK Government has a “plain duty” to ensure that full disclosure of documents is swiftly made to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, its chair has said. Lord Turnbull said his experience to date over the cooperation of some state agencies ...

24 Jun 2025 at 16:56

National News

Atrocity of Dublin-Monaghan bombings 'will always be remembered' - Harris

The Minister for Justice is remembering "the ordinary people going about their daily lives" on the 49th anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. Today (May 17) marks forty nine years since three bombs exploded in Dublin City ...

17 May 2023 at 12:44

Northern Ireland

Omagh victims intend to use public inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government

Victims of the Omagh bombing intend to use a public inquiry to “heap shame” on the Irish Government for its failings over the atrocity, a barrister has said. The inquiry also heard that victims are “sick and tired of platitudes,...

24 Jun 2025 at 18:06

Local News

Discovery of hand grenade close to Limerick/Tipperary border sparks alert

THE DISCOVERY of a hand grenade - possibly dating back to the War of Independence - sparked a major alert this Friday morning. The device was found shortly after 9am at Solohead - close to the Limerick / Tipperary border. The ...

22 Sept 2023 at 14:38

National News

NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The Irish Government should start its own public inquiry into the Omagh bombing, according to a motion passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. Dublin has said it will fully co-operate with the UK inquiry into the bombing, ...

11 Mar 2025 at 20:09

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 ...

18 Feb 2025 at 12:17

National News

Benn has ‘no doubt’ Irish Government will honour legacy commitments

Secretary of State Hilary Benn has said he has “no doubt” that the Irish Government will live up to its commitment in the legacy framework. Mr Benn and Tanaiste Simon Harris unveiled a framework to deal with the ...

22 Oct 2025 at 14:27

National News

Government outlines terms of reference for independent probe into Omagh bombing

An independent inquiry into the Omagh bombing will examine alleged security failings that led a High Court judge to conclude the outrage could plausibly have been prevented. The UK Government has outlined its ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:02

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