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Tributes paid as Gardaí name victims of Donegal explosion

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:45 9 Oct 2022


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Tributes have been paid to the ten people who died in an explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co.Donegal.

All ten victims were from the wider Creeselough area.

It's believed there were 30 people in the shop and apartments above at the time of the explosion.

The Gardai trawled through the shop's CCTV footage which captured the moments before the explosion and this was key to recovering the bodies of those who died.

The 10 fatalities included four men, three women, two teenagers (one male and one female) and one younger female child.

With the consent of the families An Garda Síochána can confirm the identities of the deceased as follows:

James O Flaherty, 48 yearsJessica Gallagher, 24 yearsMartin McGill, 49 yearsCatherine O Donnell, 39 years and her sonJames Monaghan, 13 yearsHugh Kelly, 59 yearsMartina Martin, 49 yearsRobert Garwe, 50 years and his daughterShauna Flanagan Garwe, 5 yearsLeona Harper, 14 years.

The father of 14-year-old Leona Harper said the last 48 hours have been nothing 'short of hell'.

While family and friends of 23-year-old Jessica Gallagher say they are heartbroken.

One male in his 20s remains in a critical condition in St. James Hospital, Dublin.

The 7 other surviving casualties continue to receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital and remain in stable condition.

An Garda Síochána continue to investigate all of the circumstances into the cause of a fatal explosion.


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