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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 ...

Ulster Herald Advertisement Posted: 4:39 pm January 2, 2021 SHARE Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt, one of those held responsible for the Omagh bomb, has died. He was leader of the dissident Republican group when it carried out the 1998 Omagh bombing which claimed the lives of 29 people, and unborn twins. The atrocity was the single deadliest attack in the history of the conflict in the North. The 71-year-old Louth native had been ill for some time. Advertisement No-one has ever been convicted in a criminal court for the Omagh bomb of August 15, 1998. However, McKevitt and thr...

Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt dies Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt (Niall Carson/PA) 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 Louth, McKevitt always denied being inv...