Creeslough: Man (60s) arrested as part of inquiry into fatal explosion
Ten people died following an explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal on Friday October 7th, 2022. Photograph: PA Wire
Stories related to the explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal on October 7th, 2022
Ten people died following an explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal on Friday October 7th, 2022. Photograph: PA Wire
Helen McEntee, Charlie McConalogue and Eamon Ryan bring families ‘step closer’ to truth
Ten people died in incident at Applegreen service station in Donegal village in October 2022
This type of investigation, of a fatal gas explosion resulting in a large number of deaths, is unusual for An Garda Síochána
Helen McEntee says Government is open to listening to the families of those who died in Co Donegal explosion
Lawyer representing next of kin of seven victims has written to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
Arrests of man and woman (40s) follow first two arrests in the case in March, with criminal investigation into service station explosion now gathering pace
The men were detained under the provisions of section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at separate garda stations in Donegal
The men are being held in separate Garda stations in Donegal
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The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) stated that their response to Creeslough was not affected in any way due to border or visa issues but the mistake was contained in a report by the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Ambulances based in Derry were unable to cross the Border as some paramedics did not have the necessary visas
NIAS says no staff prevented from crossing Border and it is ‘deeply concerned’ at claim made during parliamentary assembly
The small Co Donegal village continues to struggle with the trauma left by the October 2022 blast that killed 10 people
Co Donegal village marking one-year anniversary of gas explosion that claimed 10 lives, including children
Garda investigation continues into explosion at service station in Co Donegal village which killed 10 people in October 2022
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Two pupils from Mulroy College in Milford died in explosion last October
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Names of the ten people killed are read aloud at the opening of the Together for Creeslough concert in Letterkenny
On October 7th, 10 people died following an explosion at an Applegreen service station in Co Donegal
Investigation into the cause of the explosion is ongoing, investigators said
Junior minister Josepha Madigan questioned whether the explosion was caused deliberately
‘The reality of it is just beginning to dawn. They’re left with empty spaces within their homes and families. One minute you could be coping, the next it is hard to cope’
Aine Flanagan, mother of victim Shauna Flanagan-Garwe (5), thanked the author for his message
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Tributes led by Aoife Cannon, whose family run the Applegreen station destroyed in the blast
Initial indications suggest the blast was caused by gas which was being stored in an apartment beside the petrol station
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