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Health Minister John McFall cut the ribbon to officially launch the newly-extended Renal Dialysis Unit at Tyrone County Hospital in February. The unit had been due to open the previous September but a decision was taken to postpone the ceremony due to the strain on staff following the Omagh bombing.
Also on matters medical, a consultant at the hospital decided to stand down from his position as Medical Director with Sperrin Lakeland Trust. Dr Clive Russell who was named in the New Year's Honours List was later appointed to head a new Advisory Committee on Communicable Disease Control.
Six months after the Omagh bomb atrocity, it emerged that the RUC had confiscated a second amateur video recording taken minutes after the blast. But a police spokesperson said that, with the interests of the people of the area in mind, they would not be releasing the footage.
The first person to be charged in connection with the Omagh bombing appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Dundalk man, Colm Murphy (48) was accused of conspiracy to cause an explosion and membership of the IRA.
The end of an era also came for one of Omagh's oldest landmarks. The Royal Arms Hotel, which had been a feature of Market Street for almost 200 years, finally closed its doors but not before the Platter-men showband brought back nostalgic memories at a closing dance in the hotel's ballroom.
Health Minister John McFall cut the ribbon to officially launch the newly-extended Renal Dialysis Unit at Tyrone County Hospital in February. The unit had been due to open the previous September but a decision was taken to postpone the ceremony due to the strain on staff following the Omagh bombing.
Also on matters medical, a consultant at the hospital decided to stand down from his position as Medical Director with Sperrin Lakeland Trust. Dr Clive Russell who was named in the New Year's Honours List was later appointed to head a new Advisory Committee on Communicable Disease Control.
Six months after the Omagh bomb atrocity, it emerged that the RUC had confiscated a second amateur video recording taken minutes after the blast. But a police spokesperson said that, with the interests of the people of the area in mind, they would not be releasing the footage.
The first person to be charged in connection with the Omagh bombing appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Dundalk man, Colm Murphy (48) was accused of conspiracy to cause an explosion and membership of the IRA.
The end of an era also came for one of Omagh's oldest landmarks. The Royal Arms Hotel, which had been a feature of Market Street for almost 200 years, finally closed its doors but not before the Platter-men showband brought back nostalgic memories at a closing dance in the hotel's ballroom.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1314
Published Date: 06-Jan-00
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