Omagh Bombing Inquiry Chapter 3 Witness Timetable
Published:
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry will commence its Chapter 3: The Bombing of Omagh hearings on Monday 21 September 2026.
The witness timetable will be published on the Friday before each week.
Please note that the timetable is subject to change.
Guidance on how to attend the hearings can be found here. You can also follow the hearings on YouTube and X. Proceedings will begin at 10am unless listed otherwise in the timetable below.
Further details on the background to Chapter Three can be found on the Inquiry Website here.
Restriction Orders (Back to top)
- RESTRICTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 19 OF THE INQUIRIES ACT 2005FOR THE INQUIRY’S CHAPTER 3 HEARINGS COMMENCING ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 – Omagh Bombing Inquiry
- CHAPTER 3 WITNESS EVIDENCE RESTRICTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 19 OF THE INQUIRIES ACT 2005 – Omagh Bombing Inquiry
- RESTRICTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 19 OF THE INQUIRIES ACT 2005 FOR THE CHAPTER 3 EVIDENCE HEARINGS ON 29 SEPTEMBER AND 1 OCTOBER 2026 – Omagh Bombing Inquiry
- RESTRICTION ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 19 OF THE INQUIRIES ACT 2005RELATING TO EVIDENCE HEARD IN THE ORAL HEARING ON 8 OCTOBER 2026 – Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Week 1: Week Commencing 21 September (Parts 1-3) (Back to top)
| Date | Witness(es) | Witness Role |
| Part 1: Introductory remarks | ||
| Monday 21 September (11am start time) | Counsel to the Inquiry Introductory Remarks | |
| Part 2: Introductory evidence | ||
| Tuesday 22 September | Dr John Morrison | Expert Witness |
| Dr Angela Gallop | Expert Witness | |
| Dr Matthew Tart | Expert Witness | |
| Wednesday 23 September | Mark Safranauskas | Inquiry Analyst |
| Part 3: Events of 12 to 14 August 1998 | ||
| Thursday 24 September | Detective Superintendent Casserly | An Garda Síochána (AGS) Corporate Witness (Display of pre-recorded evidence taken with Counsel to the Inquiry) |
| Mark Safranauskas | Inquiry Analyst | |
Week 2: Week Commencing 28 September (Parts 4-6) (Back to top)
| Date | Witness(es) | Witness Role |
| Part 4: Events of 15 August 1998 (up to 14:28) | ||
| Monday 28 September | Detective Superintendent Casserly | An Garda Síochána (AGS) Corporate Witness* *Display of pre-recorded evidence taken with Counsel to the Inquiry |
| Mark Safranauskas | Inquiry Analyst | |
| Colonel MacMullen | British Army Corporate Witness | |
| Tuesday 29 September | Procedural Hearing | |
| DCI Gault | PSNI Corporate Witness | |
| Part 5: Events of August 1998 (14:29 to 15:03) | ||
| Tuesday 29 September | Professor Heather Hamill | Expert Witness |
| Mark Safranauskas | Inquiry Analyst | |
| Wednesday 30 September | Colonel MacMullen | British Army Corporate Witness |
| Captain James Hodgson | British Army Eyewitness | |
| Captain Michael Peebles | British Army Eyewitness | |
| Captain Bruce Park | British Army Eyewitness | |
| Part 6: Events of 15 August 1998 (15:04 and immediately following) | ||
| Thursday 1 October | Hazel Hutson | Expert Witness |
| DCI Neil McGuinness | PSNI Corporate Witness | |
| Detective Superintendent Casserly | An Garda Síochána (AGS) Corporate Witness* *Display of pre-recorded evidence taken with Counsel to the Inquiry | |
| Mark Safranauskas | Inquiry Analyst | |
| Dr Matthew Tart | Expert Witness | |
Week 3: Week commencing 5 October (Part 7) (Back to top)
| Date | Witness(es) | Witness Role |
| Part 7: Post-explosion Investigation and Subsequent Processes | ||
| Monday 5 October | Procedural Hearing | |
| Professor Angela Gallop | Expert Witness | |
| Dr Philip Avenell | Expert Witness | |
| Professor Roger Robson | Expert Witness | |
| Melanie Pugh (may continue into Tuesday 6 October if needed) | Expert Witness | |
| Tuesday 6 October | Kevin Kershaw | Expert Witness |
| Dr Sarah Jacob | Expert Witness | |
| Professor Angela Gallop | Expert Witness | |
| Detective Superintendent Casserly | An Garda Síochána (AGS) Corporate Witness (Display of pre-recorded evidence taken with Counsel to the Inquiry) | |
| Wednesday 7 October | DCI Peter Billingsley | PSNI Corporate Witness |
| Thursday 8 October | DCI Peter Billingsley (cont.) | PSNI Corporate Witness |
| Martin Bridger | PONI Investigator | |
| Procedural Hearing | ||
Week 4: Week commencing 12 October (Part 7 continued) (Back to top)
| Date | Witness(es) | Witness Role |
| Part 7: Post-explosion Investigation and Subsequent Processes (cont.) | ||
| Monday 12 October | John Ware | Journalist |
| Brian McVicker (Please see Restriction Order). | Former RUC/PSNI Officer | |
| Tuesday 13 October | DCI Neil McGuinness | PSNI Corporate Witness |
| Gregory Harkin (Please see Restriction Order). | Journalist | |
| Wednesday 14 October | Baroness Nuala O’Loan | Former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland |
| Sir Ronnie Flanagan | Former RUC/PSNI Chief Constable | |
| Thursday 15 October | Errol Thompson | British Army Eyewitness |
| Michael Tonge QPM | Former Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police | |
| Montage of Media Reports | ||