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Interviews with Michael Gallagher, Stanley McCombe and Ruth Dudley Edwards by Valerie Cox and Myles Dungan for RTE Radio 1 Today with Myles Dungan in August 2013

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Audio interviews with Michael Gallagher, father of Aidan Gallagher, a victim of the Omagh bomb, and Stanley McCombe (widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bomb) and Ruth Dudley Edwards (author of ‘Aftermath: the Omagh bombing and the families’ pursuit of justice’) by Myles Dungan for RTE Today with Myles Dungan on 15 August 2013. Fifteen years after the Omagh bombing the interviewees discuss their experiences of the event and the impact on politics and society in Northern Ireland in its aftermath. Today with Myles Dungan was a daily current affairs programme on RTE Radio 1.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 15 August 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Michael Gallagher

Name of Second Interviewee: Stanley McCombe

Name of Third Interviewee: Ruth Dudley Edwards

Role at time of Interview: Michael Gallagher (father of Aidan Gallagher, a victim of the Omagh bomb), Stanley McCombe (widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bomb), Ruth Dudley Edwards (author of ‘Aftermath: the Omagh bombing and the families’ pursuit of justice’)

Interviewer: Valerie Cox, Myles Dungan

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

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Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Myles Dungan

Time Period covered: 1998-2013

Key Individuals: Michael Gallagher, Stanley McCombe, Aidan Gallagher, Ann McCombe, Enda Kenny, Victor Barker, James Barker, Mo Mowlam, Colm Muphy, Victor Barker, Peter Mandelson

Key Words: Omagh bombing, Real IRA, RUC, An Garda Síocahána, Dublin-Monaghan bombing, Provisional IRA, paramilitary

 

 

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