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The founder of the Real IRA, Michael McKevitt, has died in hospital following a long battle with cancer. The 71-year-old - one of four men found liable for the Omagh bombing following a landmark civil action by relatives of some of the victims - died at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital yesterday. Family members were at his bedside. McKevitt was married to Bernadette Sands-McKevitt, a sister of 1981 hunger striker and MP Bobby Sands. Senior security sources expressed concerns yesterday at his "expected military funeral" and about how gardaí would "ensure mourners accede to Covid guidelines". One...

Former Real IRA leader dies following battle with cancer  Michael McKevitt had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago. Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has died following a battle with cancer. McKevitt, who was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bomb, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago. He was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation. The 71-year-old was married to Bernadette Sands McKevitt, a sister of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands. From Co Lou...

LMFM By Marc O'Driscoll The Co. Louth native was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bombing in 1998. The founder of the Real IRA, Michael McKevitt has died following a long illness.  The Co. Louth native was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bombing and had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago. He was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation. The 71-year-old who lived in Blackrock outside Dundalk was married to Bernadette Sands McKev...

03:28 EDT, 3 January 2021 6.2k shares Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt, who plotted the 1998 Omagh bombing, has died from cancer aged 71. He was one of four men found liable for the horrific attack which killed 29 victims and marked the single deadliest atrocity during the Troubles. McKevitt was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation. The Irish paramilitary leader was diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago, and today the Republican Network for Unity said it was 'deeply saddened to ...

The husband of a woman murdered in the Omagh bomb says he hopes her killer is “happy in hell”. Stanley McComb insists the public should not feel any sympathy for former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt, who died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer aged 71. “It doesn’t bother me one bit that he’s died,” said Mr McComb, whose wife Ann was among 29 innocent civilians and two unborn twins killed in the 1998 slaughter. “Michael McKevitt didn’t make my life any better, he’s dead and gone and I’ve no sympathy. “I hope he is happy in hell, I hope he rots there. That’s ...