Public Inquiry
Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Status: Ongoing
Chair: Lord Turnbull
Established: Feb 2024
Commissioned by: Northern Ireland Office
Statutory inquiry into whether the 15 August 1998 Real IRA bombing in Omagh — which killed 29 people and unborn twins — could reasonably have been prevented, focusing on intelligence sharing between UK and Irish state bodies. Chapter 3 substantive …
Key facts
Duration (ongoing): 2 years, 5 months
Total cost: £12.2m
Reports & milestones
Reports
No reports listed.
Timeline
02 Feb 2023
Inquiry announced
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing.
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21 Feb 2024
Terms of Referenc…
The UK Government published the inquiry's Terms of Reference.
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30 Jul 2024
First preliminary…
The inquiry held its first preliminary hearing at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh.
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28 Jan 2025
Commemorative hea…
The inquiry began four weeks of commemorative and personal statement hearings, its first oral hearings.
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23 Jun 2025
Opening statement…
The inquiry heard opening statements from core participants over two days; it stated these were not evidential hearings.
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Parliamentary activity
3 questions
22 Jul 2025
Early Day Motion
50th anniversary of the Blair Memorial Flute Band
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)