A minute’s silence was also held, with the opening session of the inquiry told how the evidence to be heard ‘will give real insight into the devastating and lasting impact of terrible random violence ...

There is a risk of damage to confidence in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry if the bereaved families are refused their request for a special advocate for closed hearings, it has been argued. The families say ...

Almost 4,000 documents about the 1998 Omagh bombing have so far been shared with the public inquiry, an update hearing in Belfast has been told. Their contents run to around 65,000 pages. Twenty-nine ...