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| Creeslough: Girl, 5, and dad among 10 killed in Donegal blast | Creeslough: Girl, 5, and dad among 10 killed in Donegal blast |
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| Top row left to right: Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her father Robert Garwe, Leona Harper, Hugh Kelly, Jessica Gallagher. Bottom row left to right: Martin McGill, James O'Flaherty, Martina Martin, Catherine O'Donnell and son James Monaghan | Top row left to right: Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her father Robert Garwe, Leona Harper, Hugh Kelly, Jessica Gallagher. Bottom row left to right: Martin McGill, James O'Flaherty, Martina Martin, Catherine O'Donnell and son James Monaghan |
| The names of the 10 people killed by an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed. | The names of the 10 people killed by an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed. |
| The victims of Friday's disaster include five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her dad Robert Garwe, 50. | The victims of Friday's disaster include five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her dad Robert Garwe, 50. |
| Catherine O'Donnell, 39, and her son James Monaghan, 13, also died. | Catherine O'Donnell, 39, and her son James Monaghan, 13, also died. |
| Leona Harper, 14, Jessica Gallagher, 24, James O'Flaherty, 48, Martin McGill, 49, Martina Martin, 49 and Hugh Kelly, 59 also lost their lives. | Leona Harper, 14, Jessica Gallagher, 24, James O'Flaherty, 48, Martin McGill, 49, Martina Martin, 49 and Hugh Kelly, 59 also lost their lives. |
| The explosion happened in the village of Creeslough in the north-west of Ireland. | The explosion happened in the village of Creeslough in the north-west of Ireland. |
| Garda Supt Liam Geraghty confirms the names of the victims of the Creeslough disaster | Garda Supt Liam Geraghty confirms the names of the victims of the Creeslough disaster |
| Garda Supt Liam Geraghty confirms the names of the victims of the Creeslough disaster | Garda Supt Liam Geraghty confirms the names of the victims of the Creeslough disaster |
| On Sunday An Garda Síochána (the Irish police force) said it was continuing to investigate the cause of the explosion. | |
| Garda Supt Liam Geraghty said the victims were "all local people" who were "very much involved in the local community". | |
| Friends pay tribute to victims | |
| People from Creeslough have spoken about their friendships with the victims and have paid tribute to them. | |
| Robert Garwe and his daughter Shauna had gone to the shop to buy a birthday cake. | |
| "Shauna was a playful, energetic little girl - she always asked for a lollipop," said village pharmacist Fergus Brennan. | |
| "Looking at her photograph as the names have been released brings home the tragedy of a life cut short - a beautiful little girl along with her dad." | |
| Father John Joe Duffy lit 10 red candles at St Michael's Church in Creeslough to remember each of the victims | |
| Jessica Gallagher was a fashion graduate who had studied in Paris and Shanghai and was due to start a new job as a designer in Belfast. | |
| On Friday she was visiting her boyfriend in his apartment, which was above the petrol station. | |
| Aileen Níc Pháidín, who knew her well from their childhood, said she was a "lovely girl". | |
| "Me and my brother would have been over [at her house] a lot and her mammy would have made us dinner," she said. | |
| Hundreds of people have turned out to remember the victims at vigils across County Donegal | |
| Teenager Leona Harper was described as a talented rugby player by her club in Letterkenny. | |
| Her family said they were "eternally grateful" to those who had helped to find her body. | Her family said they were "eternally grateful" to those who had helped to find her body. |
| Leona was a supporter of Liverpool Football Club, which said it was deeply saddened by her death. | Leona was a supporter of Liverpool Football Club, which said it was deeply saddened by her death. |
| We are deeply saddened by the loss of Leona. Our thoughts are with her family and friends, as well as all those affected by Friday's tragedy ❤️ | We are deeply saddened by the loss of Leona. Our thoughts are with her family and friends, as well as all those affected by Friday's tragedy ❤️ |
| Martin McGill was described as a "devoted son" who cared for his elderly mother and regularly visited the pharmacy to collect medication for her. | |
| "Martin's mum called the pharmacy to see if he had come in," said Mr Brennan. | |
| "Tragically one of our team went up to [the petrol station after the explosion] and Martin's car was on the forecourt." | |
| Mother-of-four Martina Martin was working in the shop when she was killed. | |
| James O'Flaherty, who was originally from Sydney in Australia, was a father of one son, while Hugh Kelly, the oldest victim, was a farmer. | |
| Prayers from Pope | |
| Pope Francis was among those who offered their condolences to the people of Creeslough. | |
| In a letter to the Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian, the Pope's representative wrote that he was "saddened to learn of the loss of life and destruction caused by the explosion". | |
| "He expresses his spiritual closeness to all those suffering in the aftermath of this tragedy," read the letter. | |
| This aerial view shows the extent of the damage at the service station | |
| On Sunday morning Bishop McGuckian told Mass-goers that the people of Creeslough were "living through a nightmare". | |
| He said the disaster was one that "anybody could have been caught up in". | He said the disaster was one that "anybody could have been caught up in". |
| "Why did they have to be there at that awful moment?" he asked. | "Why did they have to be there at that awful moment?" he asked. |
| Tributes being paid to explosion victims | Tributes being paid to explosion victims |
| Later hundreds of people attended vigils across County Donegal in memory of the victims. | |
| One of the biggest was held in the town of Milford, a half-hour drive from Creeslough. | |
| 'People were heroic' | 'People were heroic' |
| A man in his 20s who was injured in the explosion is critically ill in St James's Hospital in Dublin. | |
| Seven other people who were hurt are in a stable condition in Letterkenny University Hospital. | |
| The service station and an adjoining apartment block were ripped apart by the blast | |
| More details have emerged about the search operation to free those trapped in the rubble, during which the emergency services were helped by volunteers from the village. | More details have emerged about the search operation to free those trapped in the rubble, during which the emergency services were helped by volunteers from the village. |
| Dr Gerry Lane told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ that the explosion had left the building "inherently unstable". | Dr Gerry Lane told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ that the explosion had left the building "inherently unstable". |
| "I saw people in shorts and flip-flops wrenching corrugated iron away with their bare hands," he said. | "I saw people in shorts and flip-flops wrenching corrugated iron away with their bare hands," he said. |
| "Those people were heroic but were placing themselves in a great deal of danger." | "Those people were heroic but were placing themselves in a great deal of danger." |
| Dr Lane said three of the rescue workers were injured over the course of Friday night. | Dr Lane said three of the rescue workers were injured over the course of Friday night. |
| Rescue workers searched throughout Friday night to find those who had been killed and injured | |
| JJ McGowan, the chief ambulance officer at the scene, described the difficult conditions encountered by the emergency teams. | JJ McGowan, the chief ambulance officer at the scene, described the difficult conditions encountered by the emergency teams. |
| "At one stage the fire service had constructed a small mouse hole in the wall to get into part of the scene," he said. | "At one stage the fire service had constructed a small mouse hole in the wall to get into part of the scene," he said. |
| "And all I could see was two of our boots sticking out of it. | "And all I could see was two of our boots sticking out of it. |
| "One of our lads [was] in there trying to see what he could see... through what you could only describe as a mouse hole." | "One of our lads [was] in there trying to see what he could see... through what you could only describe as a mouse hole." |
| Ten red candles have been lit inside the village church in tribute to those who lost their lives in the explosion. | Ten red candles have been lit inside the village church in tribute to those who lost their lives in the explosion. |