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Creeslough 'totally heartbroken' as €200,000 raised for families

Almost €200,000 has been pledged to bereaved families and those injured in Friday’s explosion in Creeslough. A fundraiser set up by a Creeslough man now living in Australia has captured hearts all over the world with a shellshocked community left ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:21

Local News

Creeslough community ‘broken by tsunami of grief’ but consoled by global support

A Creeslough priest said “the heart of this village has been broken by a tsunami of grief” following Friday’s fatal explosion – though residents have been comforted by global messages of support. Father John Joe Duffy, from the Co Donegal ...

10 Oct 2022 at 12:29

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Emergency services at scene of service station explosion in Donegal

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of an explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal. Fire services and ambulance personnel, as well as Gardai, responded to reports of an explosion at a filling station in the town. The explosion ...

07 Oct 2022 at 18:34

National News

Irish president Higgins attending funeral for Creeslough blast victim

Irish president Michael D Higgins is attending the latest funeral for a victim of the Creeslough service station explosion. The funeral service for James O’Flaherty, 48, is under way at St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg, Co Donegal. ...

12 Oct 2022 at 12:22

National News

Mother and son killed in Creeslough blast ‘were always side by side’

The mother and teenage son killed in the Creeslough blast “were always side by side”, their funeral Mass has heard. Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James were among the 10 people killed in an explosion at a service ...

12 Oct 2022 at 16:47

National News

Groups huddle together as family and friends lay floral tributes in Creeslough

Small groups of people huddled close together, many clutching bunches of flowers to lay at the scene where 10 people lost their lives in Creeslough, Co Donegal. Shock and disbelief are etched across their faces as they look ...

10 Oct 2022 at 19:24

National News

'It was like a bomb went off': Creeslough cafe manageress on a haunting Friday

The manageress of a Creeslough cafe has told how they have had to turn pledges of food away as the north Donegal town comes to terms with unimaginable devastation. Friday afternoon felt routine for Siobhan Carr, the ...

09 Oct 2022 at 12:18

National News

Man and woman released without charge in fatal blast probe

A man and a woman who were arrested in connection with a fatal explosion at a service station in Co Donegal have been released without charge. Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to ...

28 May 2024 at 10:06

National News

BREAKING: Two arrested over fatal explosion in Creeslough

Two people have been arrested in relation to the fatal explision that killed ten people in Creeslough in October, 2022. On Monday morning, a man and a woman, both aged in their 40s, were arrested for alleged ...

27 May 2024 at 11:49

Northern Ireland

Creeslough: The 10 lives cut short in Co Donegal village tragedy

The victims of the Creeslough disaster ranged in age from five to 59. Gardai said they were all locals who lived in the tiny village or surrounding areas. – James O’Flaherty, 48 Originally from Sydney in ...

10 Oct 2022 at 17:03

National News

Creeslough families to challenge decision to redevelop site of tragedy

The families of the victims of the Creeslough disaster have said they plan to challenge “every aspect” of the permission granted to redevelop the site. An application was submitted to demolish the ...

20 Feb 2025 at 14:10

National News

Creeslough explosion: Ten dead as Gardaí say further fatalities not expected

Gardai do not expect any further fatalities following an explosion in Creeslough, which has claimed ten lives. Four men, three women, a teenage boy, a teenage girl and a young girl ‘of primary ...

08 Oct 2022 at 18:35

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