WEDDING BELLS JOY FOR OMAGH BOMB COUPLE
Wedding bells joy for Omagh bomb couple
A COUPLE who had to postpone their wedding after they were badly injured in the Omagh bombing are to be married today.
Gary McGillion and his fiancee Donna Marie Keys were injured in the August 15 blast.
Doctors gave 22-year-old Donna Marie a 50-50 chance of survival after she suffered 60 per cent burns.
Long-term boyfriend Gary received third degree burns to 35 per cent of his body.
The couple had been due to get married the week after the Real IRA bombing in which 29 people died.
They had been spending the day shopping until the bomb went off.
Gary's three-year-old niece Breda Devine died in the explosion. Breda and her mother Tracey - who was seriously injured - had gone into town to buy shoe's for the couple's wedding.
Gary and Donna Marie will be married in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Omagh.
A COUPLE who had to postpone their wedding after they were badly injured in the Omagh bombing are to be married today.
Gary McGillion and his fiancee Donna Marie Keys were injured in the August 15 blast.
Doctors gave 22-year-old Donna Marie a 50-50 chance of survival after she suffered 60 per cent burns.
Long-term boyfriend Gary received third degree burns to 35 per cent of his body.
The couple had been due to get married the week after the Real IRA bombing in which 29 people died.
They had been spending the day shopping until the bomb went off.
Gary's three-year-old niece Breda Devine died in the explosion. Breda and her mother Tracey - who was seriously injured - had gone into town to buy shoe's for the couple's wedding.
Gary and Donna Marie will be married in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Omagh.
Further Information
Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0277
Published Date: 27-Mar-99
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