Omagh Bombing Inquiry

ChairLord Turnbull Established21 Feb 2024 Commissioned byNorthern 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.

Announced 2 Feb 2023
Terms of reference 21 Feb 2024
Commemorative hearings begin 28 Jan 2025
Opening statements heard 23 Jun 2025
Hearings ongoing 20 Jul 2026

Full-text search across 9 hearing transcripts, plus witness statements and exhibits.

Some material is closed

Part of the material before the inquiry is subject to restriction orders under section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005, including closed material relating to sources, operations and methodology. The inquiry has published the restriction orders, rulings, and an open schedule of the closed material categories. The record shown here covers the inquiry's open hearings and published documents.

The inquiry’s note on closed hearings →
Latest sitting day
20 July 2026
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July 2026

Gave evidence: Procedural Hearing 20.07.2026 ( PDF, 799 KB ).

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Evidence by topic

Opening Statements · 2 days