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Interview with Ross Craig by Matthew Cotton of Bournemouth University on 9 December 2010

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Video interview with Ross Craig, who served in Northern Ireland as Corporal in the First Battalion of the Highlanders, by Matthew Cotton of Bournemouth University on 9 December 2010. On 15 August 1998 the Real IRA, opposed to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, planted a bomb in Omagh which exploded killing 29 people and injuring approximately 220 more. It was the single biggest atrocity of the Troubles. Craig discusses his experience of Omagh in the aftermath of the explosion.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 3 March 2011

Name of First Interviewee: Ross Craig

Role at time of Interview: Corporal in the First Battalion of the Highlanders

Interviewer: Matthew Cotton

Purpose: Research, Academic

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: © Oli Clubb

Link: Watch the interview

Time Period covered: 1995-1998

Key Individuals: Ross Craig

Key Words: Omagh bombing, Real IRA, dissident, republican, British Army, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement

 

 

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