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Superintendent outlines next steps with Creeslough investigation to begin

Garda superintendent Liam Geraghty said the investigation into how a fatal explosion in Creeslough occurred will now begin - a catastrophe that resulted in 10 losing their lives with eight more still in hospital. An explosion took place at ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:41

National News

Garda Commissioner visits scene of Creeslough tragedy

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has visited the scene of Friday’s devastating explosion in Creeslough. Ireland’s top cop arrived in Creeslough at lunchtime on Sunday. Commissioner Harris was accompanied by Superintendent David Kelly of ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:36

National News

Pope Francis expresses sympathy over Creeslough tragedy

Pope Francis has sent a message of sympathy following the Creeslough tragedy. Ten people lost their lives after an explosion at a service station in the town on Friday afternoon. The devastation has reverberated around the globe. ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:06

Northern Ireland

What we know about the fatal explosion in Creeslough

Here is what we know about the incident in the Co Donegal village of Creeslough which resulted in the deaths of 10 people. – Creeslough The village is located in northern Donegal on the north-west tip of the island of Ireland, ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach meets people injured in Creeslough service station blast

Micheal Martin has met those who were injured in a devastating explosion at a service station in Co Donegal. During his visit to Letterkenny University Hospital on Sunday morning, which lasted over an hour and a half, the ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:43

National News

Liverpool FC 'deeply saddened' at death of young fan Leona Harper

Liverpool FC say they are ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of 14-year-old supporter Leona Harper. Leona was one of ten people killed in Friday’s horrific explosion in Creeslough. Ahead of their Premier League game against ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:44

Northern Ireland

People of Creeslough ‘living though a nightmare of shock and horror’ – Bishop

A bishop has said the people of Creeslough in Co Donegal are “living through a nightmare of shock and horror” after a devastating explosion at a petrol station killed 10 people. Friday’s blast at the service station in ...

09 Oct 2022 at 13:25

National News

Ten red candles to honour ten killed in Creeslough explosion

Ten red candles will remain lit at St Michael’s Church in Creeslough for the next week. Each one is in honour of the ten people who died in a horrific explosion that rocked the small north Donegal town to its core on ...

09 Oct 2022 at 10:39

Northern Ireland

Emergency services praised for response to Co Donegal tragedy

Within 10 minutes of the explosion at a service station in the Co Donegal village of Creeslough, emergency services had arrived at a chaotic and traumatic scene. As emergency personnel arrived to find huge concrete ...

08 Oct 2022 at 18:42

Northern Ireland

Strength of Creeslough community hailed in service to remember blast victims

There is no community as strong as that in Creeslough, a service to remember the 10 victims who died in an explosion in the village has heard. Local priest Fr John Joe Duffy hailed a major rescue effort over the ...

08 Oct 2022 at 21:55

National News

Fundraising efforts under way to help those affected by Creeslough tragedy

An Post has invited the public to donate to a support fund to help those impacted by the Creeslough explosion. The announcement came as an online fundraiser set up by someone originally from the village passed ...

08 Oct 2022 at 21:23

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach visits site of petrol station explosion that killed 10 people

The Taosieach has visited the site of a petrol station explosion that killed 10 people, including two teenagers and a young child. Micheal Martin spoke to members of the emergency services who worked for 24 ...

08 Oct 2022 at 22:23

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