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- ↑ Rich Bowden, "Seven feared dead in Omagh blaze Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Monster and Critics
- ↑ The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Omagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- 1 2 West Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
- 1 2 Omagh District Council Elections, 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ "Safer streets hope with Omagh CCTV", Belfast Telegraph , 23 January 2002