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The victims of the Omagh bomb

The Real IRA atrocity on August 15 1998, killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins.

PA Reporters
Tuesday 15 August 2023 06:18 EDT
Some of the victims of the Omagh bombing on August 15, 1998 (top row, from left) James Barker, Esther Gibson, Sean McGrath, Gareth Conway, Elizabeth Rush, Fred White, Lorraine Wilson and (bottom row, from left) Veda Short, Alan Radford, Bryan White, Brenda Logue, Deborah Cartwright, Geraldine Breslin, Oran Doherty (PA)
Some of the victims of the Omagh bombing on August 15, 1998 (top row, from left) James Barker, Esther Gibson, Sean McGrath, Gareth Conway, Elizabeth Rush, Fred White, Lorraine Wilson and (bottom row, from left) Veda Short, Alan Radford, Bryan White, Brenda Logue, Deborah Cartwright, Geraldine Breslin, Oran Doherty (PA) (PA Media)

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On the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, here is a list of the 29 people who died in the Real IRA atrocity.

– James Barker, 12, Buncrana, Co Donegal. Originally from Surrey, England.

– Fernando Blasco Baselga, 12, Madrid, Spain.

– Geraldine Breslin, 43, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Deborah-Ann Cartwright, 20, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Gareth Conway, 18, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone.

– Breda Devine, 20 months, Donemana, Co Tyrone.

– Oran Doherty, eight, Buncrana, Co Donegal.

– Aiden Gallagher, 21, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Esther Gibson, 36, Beragh, Co Tyrone.

– Mary Grimes, 65, Beragh, Co Tyrone.

– Olive Hawkes, 60, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Julia Hughes, 21, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Brenda Logue, 17, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Ann McCombe, 45, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Brian McCrory, 54, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Samantha McFarland, 17, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Sean McGrath, 61, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Sean McLaughlin, 12, Buncrana, Co Donegal.

– Jolene Marlow, 17, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Avril Monaghan, 30, Augher, Co Tyrone (who was pregnant with twins).

– Maura Monaghan, 18 months, Augher, Co Tyrone.

– Alan Radford, 16, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Rocio Abad Ramos, 23, Madrid, Spain.

– Elizabeth Rush, 57, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Veda Short, 46, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Philomena Skelton, 39, Drumquin, Co Tyrone.

– Fred White, 60, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Bryan White, 27, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

– Lorraine Wilson, 15, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

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