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Expert Notes Central Locations in Omagh Bomb Inquiry

A data analyst mapped personal, professional and phone links among 27 people as the inquiry examines whether the bombing could have been prevented.

  • On Wednesday, the Omagh Bombing Inquiry heard evidence identifying 27 'key individuals' linked to the investigation of the 1998 atrocity.
  • The 1998 Real IRA car bombing in County Tyrone killed 29 people, including a pregnant woman, marking the deadliest single atrocity of the Troubles.
  • Analyst Mark Safranauskas presented social and business mapping of these individuals, highlighting links to the Coes Road area of Dundalk, Ireland.
  • Counsel Nick de la Poer KC clarified that being designated a 'key individual' does not imply involvement in the bombing.
  • Although civil courts ordered four men to pay £1.6m in damages in 2009, no one has been convicted of the murders in a criminal court.
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Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals’

The inquiry into the 1998 Real IRA atrocity is holding public hearings in Belfast.

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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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