Donegal Explosion

Stories related to the explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal on October 7th, 2022

More than 1,350 lines of inquiry opened as Creeslough anniversary approaches

Garda investigation continues into explosion at service station in Co Donegal village which killed 10 people in October 2022

Priest recalls ‘surreal’ moments in wake of Creeslough disaster

‘We were in a tsunami of suffering but there came a tidal wave of support,’ he told a congregation

President praises students’ ‘strength and courage’ on visit to Creeslough school

Two pupils from Mulroy College in Milford died in explosion last October

‘I am still alive but my life is different now’ - survivor of Creeslough explosion says his ‘heart is broken’

Butcher Pádraig O’Donnell (51) tells TG4 documentary the scene was ‘like 9/11 or the Omagh bomb’

Creeslough digger driver who worked for 24 hours ‘done what anyone else would have done’

Henry Gallagher speaks for the first time in a new TG4 documentary about aftermath of Donegal disaster

‘Where words fail us, music steps in’: Concert held in memory of Creeslough explosion victims

Names of the ten people killed are read aloud at the opening of the Together for Creeslough concert in Letterkenny

Creeslough priest thanks President for ‘solidarity, support and care’ after visit to community

On October 7th, 10 people died following an explosion at an Applegreen service station in Co Donegal

Gardaí conclude forensic examination of Creeslough explosion site

Investigation into the cause of the explosion is ongoing, investigators said

Madigan’s ‘disgraceful’ Creeslough tweet ‘caused hurt’ in Donegal

Junior minister Josepha Madigan questioned whether the explosion was caused deliberately

Creeslough, one month on: The quiet mourning of a shattered village

‘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’

David Walliams sends video message of support to Creeslough schoolchildren

Aine Flanagan, mother of victim Shauna Flanagan-Garwe (5), thanked the author for his message

Malachy Clerkin: Finding a way back is the essence of Donegal

In Naomh Micheál’s first game back, the communities of Creeslough and Dunfanaghy started to find a bit of normality

Gardaí to examine further items from site of Creeslough explosion

The High Court granted the Garda a one-month extension to a preservation order preventing anyone from interfering with the site

Seán Moncrieff: When inexplicable tragedy occurs, we all feel it

God or not, nature has made us a community animal, hard-wired for sympathy, to care for each other

Michael Harding: In Creeslough, there will always be 10 stories that remain unfinished

It struck me that Donegal’s mountains are the very heart of the county — silent witnesses to time and grief

Creeslough vigil: More than 100 gather in New York’s Central Park to pay tribute to victims

Tributes led by Aoife Cannon, whose family run the Applegreen station destroyed in the blast

Investigators to use advanced 3D modelling to recreate Creeslough explosion

Initial indications suggest the blast was caused by gas which was being stored in an apartment beside the petrol station

Creeslough: Shauna and Robert Garwe were a ‘little unit’ and ‘always together’, funeral told

Hundreds gathered at St Michael’s Church where 10 candles burn on the altar for each of the victims

Creeslough Community Support Fund surpasses €1 million

Fund was only set up by the Irish Red Cross five days ago

Michael D Higgins moved by ‘best instincts and decency’ of people after Creeslough tragedy

The President spoke after the final funeral of the 10 people killed in the explosion last week

Creeslough: ‘This county is used to its share of tragedy. But nothing of this scale’

Through its unimaginably darkest hour, where 10 lives were so abruptly ended, the best of Creeslough and Donegal shone through

Creeslough funerals: Hugh Kelly (59) was a happy man with a ‘cheeky grin’, priest says

His coffin is lifted aloft by the women of his family and for the briefest of moments a rainbow shines

Words of support from around the world will ‘carry us’ through mourning, Creeslough priest says

Fr John Joe Duffy said the community is ‘just at the beginning of a long journey of recovery’ as funerals continue

Justine McCarthy: How Creeslough’s priest reminded us of the church’s still-vital role

In the face of appalling suffering, secularism steps aside and we turn toward a humble, loving church for comfort

Creeslough funeral: Leona Harper (14) was ‘like a butterfly, emerging from cocoon of girlhood’

Teenage victim of Donegal explosion had ‘maturity beyond her years and a deeply caring way’

Sun finally shines on Creeslough for funeral of ‘ultimate mammy bear’ Martina Martin

Priest says mother of four, who was working in shop at time of explosion, was ‘so well-liked, so well-loved’

Creeslough funeral: Cherish your family and life, son of explosion victim tells mourners

Funeral Mass of James O’Flaherty (48) held at St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Wednesday

Creeslough tragedy: Inseparable in life, Catherine O’Donnell and James Monaghan remain together in death

President Higgins in attendance as Creeslough village unites in grief again for the funeral of mother and son

Creeslough tragedy: President says nation’s ‘hearts breaking together’

Fundraising efforts raise more than €1 million for the Donegal community as Higgins praises ‘inspirational’ response

Creeslough comes to standstill as two victims laid to rest

Three more funerals due on Wednesday after village bids farewell to Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill

Miriam Lord: TDs balance lack of words for Creeslough with duty to speak

‘Words on their own cannot comfort the fathomless grief that so many will feel in the weeks and months ahead’

Creeslough: Dáil observes minute’s silence as tribute to ‘incalculable’ loss

Taoiseach recalls stories of ‘the most extraordinary courage, commitment, heroism and love’ heard during visit to Co Donegal village

Jessica Gallagher, victim of Creeslough explosion, ‘had so much to live for’, funeral hears

Fashion graduate (24) visiting boyfriend in apartment above petrol station at time of incident

Creeslough tragedy: Priest recalls ‘kindness and compassion’ of Martin McGill

Second funeral following Friday’s explosion taking place at St Michael’s Church in the north Co Donegal village

State humanitarian fund to be extended to Creeslough families

Cabinet agrees money normally used for flooding victims will help households affected by Donegal explosion

Creeslough tragedy: Kind nature of Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill recalled at funeral Masses

Large crowds turn out in north Co Donegal village on Tuesday to remember two of the 10 people killed in last Friday’s explosion

Online fundraisers for families of Creeslough disaster raise more than €700,000

Donegal man in Australia ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of donations to appeal

People go from wake to wake ahead of first of 10 Creeslough funerals

Offers of help those affected, including accommodation when visiting injured in Dublin hospitals, come in from around the country

Creeslough seeks the words to make sense of an unfathomable tragedy

Donegal village prepares for 10 heartbreaking funerals and goodbyes

Creeslough: Crowds turn out for vigil as people urged to talk about tragedy

First funerals of Donegal explosion victims to take place tomorrow

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