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Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast, is 68 miles (109.5 km) to the east of Omagh, and Derry is 34 miles (55 km) to the north. The town had a population of 20,458 at the 2021 Census . [ 5 ] At the time of 2011 Census the former district council , which was the largest in County Tyrone , had a population of 51,356. [ 6 ]
The Omagh bombing was a car bombing on 15 August 1998 in the town of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [6] It was carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) splinter group who opposed the IRA's ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement, signed earlier in the year.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council replaced Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council.The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008 Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [3]
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí; Ulster-Scots: Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey [1]) is a local authority in Northern Ireland and was established on 1 April 2015.
Pages in category "Omagh" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Its headquarters was in the town of Omagh, which is the traditional county town of Tyrone. The council area was about 440 square miles (1,100 km 2), making it the second largest local council area in Northern Ireland (by area) with a population of just over 50,000 (25,000 of whom lived in Omagh town).
Healy Park is the home ground of Omagh St. Enda's and the Tyrone county football team. [5] The stadium is located on the Gortin Road, approximately a 10-minute walk from the town centre. [6] It is one of the largest stadiums in Northern Ireland with a ticketed capacity of approximately 17,636. [2]
Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Omagh Area C which had existed since 1973. It was called Omagh Town until 2014, and originally contained seven wards (Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Drumragh, Gortrush, Lisanelly and ...