Creeslough deceased named, investigations continue

Father and daughter, mum and son, among dead.

An Garda Síochána has released the names of the 10 persons who died in the fatal explosion at a filling station premises in Creeslough, Co Donegal on Friday, October 7.

They include a father and his five year old daughter, and a mum and her son.

Gardaí continue to investigate all of the circumstances into the cause of the blast.

The investigation is being coordinated from an incident room at Milford Garda Station.

The Garda Technical Bureau, with assistance from other agencies, continue to examine the scene, which remains cordoned off.

These examinations are likely to continue over the coming days.

A total of 10 fatalities have been confirmed arising from this fatal explosion.

The 10 fatalities included four men, three women, two teenagers (one male and one female) and one younger female child.

They include: James O Flaherty, 48 years; Jessica Gallagher, 24 years; Martin McGill, 49 years; Catherine O Donnell, 39 years and her son James Monaghan, 13 years; Hugh Kelly, 59 years; Martina Martin, 49 years; Robert Garwe, 50 years and his daughter Shauna Flanagan Garwe, 5 years; Leona Harper, 14 years.

The remains of the deceased are at Letterkenny University Hospital where State Post Mortems have commenced under the direction of Dr. Heidi Okkers, Assistant State Pathologist.

These Post Mortems will continue over the next few days, and the results will not be released for operational reasons.

One male in his 20s remains in a critical condition in St. James Hospital, Dublin.

Seven other surviving casualties continue to receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital. They are said to be in a stable condition.

Garda Family Liaison Officers have been appointed to the families and are continuing to provide support and information.