Enniskillen remembers victims on 35th anniversary of Poppy Day bomb

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Enniskillen remembers victims on 35th anniversary of Poppy Day bomb
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Enniskillen was devastated on November 8th, 1987 when a Provisional IRA bomb attack killed 11 people

Relatives of those killed and members of the public gathered at 10.43am, the exact time of the explosion on November 8th, 1987, to remember their loved ones.Chair of Enniskillen Memorial Remembrance Group Stella Robinson, whose parents Wesley and Bertha Armstrong were killed in the bomb blast, said it is very important that what happened is remembered.

“My father loved his church, his church came first, my mother was very family oriented, she was a great mum, like our best friend, we miss them, we really do,” she said. “It’s important for future generations that they see what happened, and learn about what happened, that it won’t happen again.No one was ever convicted for the bomb attack. Relatives of those killed have made a fresh appeal for anyone with information that could help the police investigation to come forward.IN THIS SECTION

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