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 59, died in the blast in the village of Creeslough on the afternoon of Friday October 7 2022. Police investigating the explosion said the man and woman, both in their 40s, were arrested on Monday for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against The Person Act 1997.
They were questioned at separate garda stations in Co Donegal. The investigation into the fatal explosion at a building complex in Creeslough continues to be co-ordinated from Milford garda station, where an incident room was established under the direction of a garda senior investigating officer (SIO). It is being supported by a number of different agencies.
Gardai said they intend to submit a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; fashion student Jessica Gallagher; Celtic fan Martin McGill; Sydney native James O’Flaherty; shop worker Martina Martin; carpenter Hugh “Hughie” Kelly; and 14-year-old Leona Harper were killed in the explosion..
