The Omagh Bombing - Joe McMahon talks the impact on his town

3,697 views · Published 17 August 2018 · 6:18 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: Off The Ball · 2018 · Sports

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"I heard today that Leo Varadkar and Karen Bradley (secretary of state) isn't attending the commemoration. There's a lot of hurt still amongst families."

Joe McMahon was 15 years-old in 1998 when the devasting Omagh bomb killed 29 people - he talks to Off The Ball about the impact it had on his hometown.

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