The two people, a man and a woman aged in their 40s, were arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. Both are currently detained under the provisions of section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at separate Garda stations in County Donegal. The explosion happened at an apartment and retail block incorporating a petrol station in the village of Creeslough.
The 10 people who died in the tragedy on October 7, 2022, were: Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter, Shauna Flanagan-Garwe; fashion student Jessica Gallagher; Celtic fan Martin McGill; Sydney native James O’Flaherty; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; shop worker Martina Martin; 14-year-old Leona Harper; and carpenter Hugh Kelly. The investigation into the fatal explosion at a building complex in Creeslough, Co Donegal continues, co-ordinated from Milford Garda station where an Incident Room is established under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer. The investigation continues to be led by local Gardaí, in Donegal Division supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and other agencies including the Health & Safety Authority and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.
A Garda Spokesperson is not available at this time..