Audio interview with Stanley McCombe, widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bombing, by Mike Lanchin for BBC World Service The History Hour in 2013. On 15 August 1998 the Real IRA detonated a car bomb in Omagh town, killing 29 people and injuring over 200, the single worst atrocity of the Troubles. In this interview McCombe describes his experiences of the event and discusses his ability to cope with the tragedy ten years later. The History Hour is a weekly programme on BBC World Service.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 17 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Stanley McCombe
Role at time of Interview: Widower of Ann McCombe, of a victim of the Omagh bombing
Interviewer: Mike Lanchin
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC World Service The History Hour
Time Period covered: 1998
Key Individuals: Stanley McCombe, Anne McCombe
Key Words: Omagh bombing, Real IRA, dissident republican