Audio interviews with Michael Gallagher, father of Aidan Gallagher, a victim of the Omagh bomb, and Stanley McCombe (widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bomb) and Ruth Dudley Edwards (author of ‘Aftermath: the Omagh bombing and the families’ pursuit of justice’) by Myles Dungan for RTE Today with Myles Dungan on 15 August 2013. Fifteen years after the Omagh bombing the interviewees discuss their experiences of the event and the impact on politics and society in Northern Ireland in its aftermath. Today with Myles Dungan was a daily current affairs programme on RTE Radio 1.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 15 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Michael Gallagher
Name of Second Interviewee: Stanley McCombe
Name of Third Interviewee: Ruth Dudley Edwards
Role at time of Interview: Michael Gallagher (father of Aidan Gallagher, a victim of the Omagh bomb), Stanley McCombe (widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bomb), Ruth Dudley Edwards (author of ‘Aftermath: the Omagh bombing and the families’ pursuit of justice’)
Interviewer: Valerie Cox, Myles Dungan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
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Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Myles Dungan
Time Period covered: 1998-2013
Key Individuals: Michael Gallagher, Stanley McCombe, Aidan Gallagher, Ann McCombe, Enda Kenny, Victor Barker, James Barker, Mo Mowlam, Colm Muphy, Victor Barker, Peter Mandelson
Key Words: Omagh bombing, Real IRA, RUC, An Garda Síocahána, Dublin-Monaghan bombing, Provisional IRA, paramilitary