A man whose wife died in the Omagh bombing has described a new board game about the Troubles as a “slap in the face to any decent person”. 

In 1998, the Real IRA detonated a bomb in the County Tyrone town, killing 29 people and injuring a further 220. 

Among the dead was Philomena Skelton, who was a 39 year old mother of four children. 

On the day of the bomb, she and her family had driven into the town to go shopping for school uniforms. While Ms Skelton died, her husband and children escaped unharmed. 

Kevin Skelton said he had been saddened to learn that Northern Ireland’s three decades of conflict has been turned into a boardgame.

Kevin joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. 

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Louth Fianna Fáil TD, Deputy Erin McGreehan, is one of the TDs in a group of Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators who are calling for regulation to ban the use of scramblers on public roads and green spaces.

The group of TDs and Senators released a joint statement today saying that they met Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, following the tragic incident in Finglas on Sunday, where 16-year old Grace Lynch died as a result of a collision involving a scrambler.

The group says in its statement: "In light of the recent tragic events in Finglas over the weekend, Fianna Fáil Senators and TDs, from Dublin and Louth, met Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, over the illegal use of scramblers in our communities.

Deputy McGreehan joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

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Dozens of homes and businesses across the country were damaged in significant flooding that also caused serious disruption to road, rail and air travel following a deluge of rain during Storm Chandra on Tuesday.

Met Éireann forecasters warned the worst is not over and said flood risks will “persist for the rest of the week”, due to continued rainfall and slow drainage. However, Wednesday is due to be a bright and breezy day with sunny spells.

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Climate and Science Correspondent at the Irish Times, Caroline O’Doherty, to find out more.

We also took a trip across the North-East to find out how different areas have been affected.

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Local Councillors Raise Concern  Over Proposed Night-Time Closure of Kells Garda Station

It has come to the attention of Cllr Sarah Reilly (Fine Gael) and Cllr Sean Drew (Fianna Fáil) that there are plans to close Kells Garda Station during night-time hours. The councillors have also learned that as part of a nationwide restructuring model there is no longer a Garda Superintendent stationed in Kells. The new model reportedly involves the downgrading of several regional stations across the country, with smaller stations expected to close during overnight periods.

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age Advocacy has issued an invite to survivors of institutional abuse in Meath – to engage with its information and advocacy support services.

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independent MEP for Ireland South Michael McNamara admitted dodgy boxes are a “huge problem” but said the TV industry was partly to blame for the huge number of users. 

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