Stories about the 2022 Creeslough explosion in Co Donegal
The proposal also includes ten steel pillars to remember those who died, but the relatives say this is insensitive as many of the dead were killed by steel and concrete
Families who lost loved ones received letters on Thursday telling them of decision to grant permission for new service station on blast site
Donegal County Council grants approval despite objections from bereaved families
‘They plan to install petrol pumps on part of the site where my wife took her last breath,’ wrote Derek Martin, whose wife Martina died in the explosion
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
Centrepiece of the plan is a new community centre that will also include extensive sporting facilities
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
Two pupils from Mulroy College in Milford died in explosion last October
Butcher Pádraig O’Donnell (51) tells TG4 documentary the scene was ‘like 9/11 or the Omagh bomb’
Henry Gallagher speaks for the first time in a new TG4 documentary about aftermath of Donegal disaster
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
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’
It struck me that Donegal’s mountains are the very heart of the county — silent witnesses to time and grief
Hundreds gathered at St Michael’s Church where 10 candles burn on the altar for each of the victims
Through its unimaginably darkest hour, where 10 lives were so abruptly ended, the best of Creeslough and Donegal shone through
His coffin is lifted aloft by the women of his family and for the briefest of moments a rainbow shines
Fr John Joe Duffy said the community is ‘just at the beginning of a long journey of recovery’ as funerals continue
In the face of appalling suffering, secularism steps aside and we turn toward a humble, loving church for comfort
Teenage victim of Donegal explosion had ‘maturity beyond her years and a deeply caring way’
Priest says mother of four, who was working in shop at time of explosion, was ‘so well-liked, so well-loved’
Funeral Mass of James O’Flaherty (48) held at St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Wednesday
President Higgins in attendance as Creeslough village unites in grief again for the funeral of mother and son
Three more funerals due on Wednesday after village bids farewell to Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill
Fashion graduate (24) visiting boyfriend in apartment above petrol station at time of incident
Second funeral following Friday’s explosion taking place at St Michael’s Church in the north Co Donegal village
Large crowds turn out in north Co Donegal village on Tuesday to remember two of the 10 people killed in last Friday’s explosion
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