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Father of Omagh victim regrets too many years spent campaigning

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The father of one of those killed in the Omagh bomb attack has spoken of the toll years of campaigning had on his family, saying he wanted to put faces to the victims. Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was killed in the 1998 dissident republican attack in the town on a busy Saturday afternoon. Mechanic Aiden, 21, was one of 29 people who lost their lives. ‘FIGUREHEAD’ His father Michael became a ‘figurehead’ for many of those affected by the bombing…

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Father of Omagh victim regrets too many years spent campaigning

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Solidarity of Stardust families at Omagh inquiry as campaigner gives evidence

Michael Gallagher said he did not set out to start campaigning and described the toll it has taken on him and his family. Relatives of some of those killed in the Stardust tragedy have shown solidarity with the families of Omagh bomb victims, as one of the best known campaigners gave evidence to the long-waited inquiry. Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among the 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, who died in the Real IRA att…

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