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Omagh memorial in inscription row | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Any new memorial to Omagh bomb victims must represent what really happened in the atrocity, relatives of those killed in the 1998 attack have said. | |
Spokesman Michael Gallagher said they were happy with the statue, but were still in dispute with Omagh District Council over wording for a plaque. | Spokesman Michael Gallagher said they were happy with the statue, but were still in dispute with Omagh District Council over wording for a plaque. |
The council said it had appointed an independent mediator in an attempt to reach an agreement with the families. | |
Plans for the memorial were unveiled by the council on Tuesday. | Plans for the memorial were unveiled by the council on Tuesday. |
None of the victims' families attended the event. | |
Mr Gallagher lost his son Aidan in the atrocity, which killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, when a Real IRA bomb exploded in the County Tyrone town on 15 August 1998. | |
He said: "We will take appropriate action to make sure the truth is told. | |
"Some people might view that as a threat, but if the truth is a threat peoplecan judge for themselves. | |
"We will have no choice other than to address the issue ourselves. | |
"There can be no ambiguity over what happened on August 15 1998, and nodancing around words can distract from the truth." | |
Omagh District Council chief executive Danny McSorley said he wanted the views of everyone to be taken into account. | |
He confirmed the council would appoint an independentprofessional facilitator to lead a series of discussions involving all thoseaffected by the atrocity on the issue of a narrative and to prepare a report for consideration. | |
The decision was taken in recognition of the wide range of views on the subjectand in an attempt to reach a successful and consensual outcome, he added. | |
A competition was launched in April to provide a permanent tribute at the bomb site and nearby memorial garden. | |
Reflections | Reflections |
The winning design was submitted by a Dublin team, artist Sean Hillen and architect Desmond Fitzgerald and its theme is "Constant Light". | The winning design was submitted by a Dublin team, artist Sean Hillen and architect Desmond Fitzgerald and its theme is "Constant Light". |
It includes a four and a half metre tall glass obelisk with a heart inside which will mark the site of the explosion. | It includes a four and a half metre tall glass obelisk with a heart inside which will mark the site of the explosion. |
Because of its position, the pillar is almost constantly in the shade. | Because of its position, the pillar is almost constantly in the shade. |
But the designers plan to get around this with the use of 31 mirrors placed in the Memorial Garden around the corner - each one mounted on top of a pole, representing those who died. | But the designers plan to get around this with the use of 31 mirrors placed in the Memorial Garden around the corner - each one mounted on top of a pole, representing those who died. |
Light reflected from these will be beamed down the street and onto the heart inside the pillar. | Light reflected from these will be beamed down the street and onto the heart inside the pillar. |
The memorial is expected to be ready in time for the 10th anniversary of the bombing. |