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Opening Statements to Take Place in Omagh on 23 and 24 June

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The Omagh Bombing Inquiry will hold Core Participant Opening Statements next week.

These statements are scheduled to take place in Omagh over two days on Monday 23 June and Tuesday 24 June. For the purposes of these statements, the Omagh Bombing Inquiry will take place at the Silverbirch Hotel in Omagh.

These hearings are not evidential hearings. Legal representatives from the Inquiry’s Core Participants will make opening statements to the Inquiry during the hearings. The full list of recognised legal representatives is available on the inquiry website here. The legal representatives will be seated at tables in the hearing room, to the side of the Chairman

The hearings will be live streamed via YouTube for those who wish to watch the proceedings online and a full transcript will be published on the Inquiry website at the end of each day.

You can read more on how to attend hearings in the following guide.

Notes to editor

  • The terms of reference to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry are available on the Inquiry’s website.
  • A restriction order made under section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 remains in force throughout the hearings. The order is available on the Inquiry’s website.
  • FAQs, including “What is a Core Participant?”, are available on the Inquiry’s website.
  • The list of the Core Participants is available on the Inquiry’s website.