Day 1 | Procedural Hearing (Operationally Sensitive Material)
Hearing date:
On Wednesday 12 November 2025 the Omagh Bombing Inquiry held a hearing on Operationally Sensitive Material.
Day 1 of procedural hearings regarding the use of Operationally Sensitive Material in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.
Schedule
| Session | Advocate |
| Morning | Counsel to Omagh Bombing Inquiry – Paul Greaney KC |
| Morning | Inquiry Counsel Ed Pleeth |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by UK Government – Fiona Fee KC |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by PSNI – Philip Henry KC |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by BBC – Lara Smyth BL |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by John Fox – Hugh Southey KC |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by John McBurney – Alan Kane KC |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by Elev8 Law – Michael Mansfield KC |
| Morning | Counsel instructed by Campbell Haughey, Roche McBride and PA Duffy – Karl McGuckin |
| Morning | Inquiry Counsel Nick de la Poer KC |
| Morning | Counsel to Omagh Bombing Inquiry Paul Greaney KC |
List of Documents
- Inquiry Legal Team Note (Interim Restriction Order: Operationally Sensitive Material)
- Restriction Order Pursuant to Section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 for the Preliminary Hearing on 12 November 2025
Transcript
Ruling
Chairman of Omagh Bombing Inquiry, Rt Hon Lord Turnbull, has issued his ruling on the use of Operationally Sensitive Material in the Inquiry. You can access the ruling on Inquiry’s website here.