SHORT SERVICE TO MARK THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF BOMB ATROCITY
Short service to mark third anniversary of bomb atrocity
A short memorial service will be held at the Garden of Remembrance this year to mark the third anniversary of the Market Street bombing in Omagh.
Full details of the low-key affair have yet to be finalised, but Drumragh Avenue will close at 12.45pm on Wednesday next, August 15, to allow the service to take place.
In addition to family flowers and floral tributes, a wreath on behalf of the people of Omagh will be laid by a representative of Omagh District Council.
Prayer will be led by local clergy, and young people affected by the bombing will read the Scripture lessons.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Omagh Self-Help and Support Group, Mr. Michael Gallagher, said that the people of Omagh had received the present of a tree from those affected by bombings in Monaghan and Dublin in 1974, as a goodwill gesture when the Memorial Garden was vandalised.
Mr. Gallagher said that the tree would be planted in the memorial garden on Wednesday after the official prayer service.
"It is hoped that a representative from either Dublin or Monaghan will be present to plant the tree, but we do not have finalised details at the moment," he said.
Mr. Gallagher said that while many understood the need for Omagh's story to be told, he also hoped that those who visited the town on the day would respect the need for families to be allowed to grieve.
The bomb claimed the lives of 29 people and two unborn children, as well as injuring hundreds of others.
A short memorial service will be held at the Garden of Remembrance this year to mark the third anniversary of the Market Street bombing in Omagh.
Full details of the low-key affair have yet to be finalised, but Drumragh Avenue will close at 12.45pm on Wednesday next, August 15, to allow the service to take place.
In addition to family flowers and floral tributes, a wreath on behalf of the people of Omagh will be laid by a representative of Omagh District Council.
Prayer will be led by local clergy, and young people affected by the bombing will read the Scripture lessons.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Omagh Self-Help and Support Group, Mr. Michael Gallagher, said that the people of Omagh had received the present of a tree from those affected by bombings in Monaghan and Dublin in 1974, as a goodwill gesture when the Memorial Garden was vandalised.
Mr. Gallagher said that the tree would be planted in the memorial garden on Wednesday after the official prayer service.
"It is hoped that a representative from either Dublin or Monaghan will be present to plant the tree, but we do not have finalised details at the moment," he said.
Mr. Gallagher said that while many understood the need for Omagh's story to be told, he also hoped that those who visited the town on the day would respect the need for families to be allowed to grieve.
The bomb claimed the lives of 29 people and two unborn children, as well as injuring hundreds of others.
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Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/0894
Published Date: 09-Aug-01
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