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 …

Parliamentary activity

8 mentions since Jul 2016

3 questions

19 Jan 2026 Early Day Motion Anniversary of Teebane Murders
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)

22 Jul 2025 Early Day Motion 50th anniversary of the Blair Memorial Flute Band
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)

24 Apr 2025 Written Question Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated)

22 Apr 2025 Early Day Motion Omagh Bomb Inquiry
Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice)

10 Mar 2025 Written Question Omar Bombing Inquiry
Alex Burghart (Conservative)

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Costs

Total: £12,206,267

Period	Total	Inquiry legal	CP legal	Source
Dec 2025	£2,744,491	£1,381,148	£824,955	link
Dec 2025 (cum.)	£12,206,267	£5,916,145	£2,985,932	link
Sep 2025	£2,058,059	£1,043,390	£530,650	link
Jun 2025	£2,032,751	£939,573	£614,000	link
Mar 2025	£5,370,966	£2,552,034	£1,016,327	link