Omagh
15 August 1998: the Real IRA exploded a bomb on a crowded street in Omagh, just into Northern Ireland, to halt the Good Friday accords and peace process; 29 people died. Families formed the Omagh Support Group to press the police in their inquiries. The film focuses on the Gallagher family, who lose their son Aiden. His father, Michael, a mechanic, becomes chair of the support group. The press for answers strains his relationship with his wife. High-ranking police speak in bromides. Shadowy figures offer intelligence that calls into question the integrity before and after the bombing of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and its Special Branch. Will the murders remain unsolved?
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Screenplay
Cast
Gerard McSorley
Michael Gallagher
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Michèle Forbes
Patsy Gallagher
Brenda Fricker
Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan
Stuart Graham
Victor Barker
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Peter Ballance
Mark Breslin
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Pauline Hutton
Sharon Gallagher
Fiona Glascott
Cathy Gallagher
Kathy Kiera Clarke
Elizabeth Gibson
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Clare Connor
Caroline Gibson
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Gerard Crossan
Hugh
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Donal Gilligan
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