GARDAÍ have issued a renewed appeal for information relating to the Creeslough explosion in Co. Donegal.
The police force has urged anyone with information related to the incident to come forward as the third anniversary of the tragedy approaches.
The explosion at the Applegreen station in Creeslough on October 7, 2022, killed 10 people – aged between five and 59 years old.
They were Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; Jessica Gallagher; Martin McGill; James O’Flaherty; Martina Martin; Hugh Kelly; and 14-year-old Leona Harper.
The investigation into the incident continues to be led by local Gardaí in Donegal, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) and the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) & the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU).
“As the third anniversary of this fatal explosion in which 10 persons tragically died, approaches on the 7th October next, the victims, their families and the Creeslough community are in our thoughts,” the Gardaí said in a statement.
Since it was launced the investigation has generated 1000 statements and 750 reports, while seven people – six male and one female – have been arrested.
A primary investigation file has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions, this week, the police force has confirmed.
The victims’ families continue to be supported by family liaison officers, and family liaison briefings meetings are still held regularly - the most recent of which was on September 29.
“An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to any person with any information in relation to the fatal explosion on October 7, 2025 to please contact the Garda Investigation Team,” the force said in a statement.
“In particular, the Garda Investigation Team would like to speak to any person that was in the commercial premises, the scene of the fatal explosion, at any time prior to the fatal explosion on October 7, 2022 and who may not have spoken formally to An Garda Síochána to date, to please come forward and speak to the Garda Investigation team now,” they added.
“The Garda Investigation Team can be contacted at Milford Garda Station where an Incident Room continues to investigate under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer at 074 9153060, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or in confidence through any member of An Garda Síochána at any Garda Station.”
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