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| Creeslough: Who were the 10 victims of petrol station explosion? | Creeslough: Who were the 10 victims of petrol station explosion? |
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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 |
| Friends and neighbours have paid tribute to the 10 people who were killed by a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. | Friends and neighbours have paid tribute to the 10 people who were killed by a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. |
| The victims - ranging in age from five to 59 - lost their lives in the disaster in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. | The victims - ranging in age from five to 59 - lost their lives in the disaster in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. |
| Gardaí (Irish police) said they were all "local people" who lived in the village or in surrounding areas. | Gardaí (Irish police) said they were all "local people" who lived in the village or in surrounding areas. |
| Shauna Flanagan Garwe and Robert Garwe | Shauna Flanagan Garwe and Robert Garwe |
| Five-year-old Shauna was the youngest of the people who died and was with her father Robert when the explosion happened. | Five-year-old Shauna was the youngest of the people who died and was with her father Robert when the explosion happened. |
| "Shauna was a playful, energetic little girl - she always asked for a lollipop," said Creeslough pharmacist Fergus Brennan. | "Shauna was a playful, energetic little girl - she always asked for a lollipop," said Creeslough pharmacist Fergus Brennan. |
| "Looking at her photograph as the names have been released brings home the tragedy of a life cut short. | "Looking at her photograph as the names have been released brings home the tragedy of a life cut short. |
| "A beautiful little girl... her dad doted on her." | "A beautiful little girl... her dad doted on her." |
| Robert, known in the village as Bob, had taken his daughter to the shop to buy a birthday cake and treats. | Robert, known in the village as Bob, had taken his daughter to the shop to buy a birthday cake and treats. |
| Catherine O'Donnell and James Monaghan | Catherine O'Donnell and James Monaghan |
| Catherine, 39, and her son James were in the queue for the post office inside the shop when the explosion happened. | Catherine, 39, and her son James were in the queue for the post office inside the shop when the explosion happened. |
| They had gone there after the 13-year-old had finished school for the day. | They had gone there after the 13-year-old had finished school for the day. |
| He had been studying at Mulroy College in the nearby town of Milford. | He had been studying at Mulroy College in the nearby town of Milford. |
| Businessman Fintan Coll told BBC News NI's Good Morning Ulster show that he knew Catherine well. | |
| "I used to do work in Catherine's house. You would look forward so much to going up to Catherine's just to have the chat with her; the work only come secondary," he said. | |
| "As soon as you'd go in Catherine would say 'Do you want a cup of tea before you start?' She was just a nice kind goodhearted person. | |
| "Wee James was a grand wee boy - a friend of my own grandchildren at school and they're heartbroken over James." | |
| Leona Harper | Leona Harper |
| Leona was described as a talented rugby player by Letterkenny Rugby Club, where she played in the under-14 team. | Leona was described as a talented rugby player by Letterkenny Rugby Club, where she played in the under-14 team. |
| She was a supporter of Liverpool Football Club, which posted on Twitter that it was "deeply saddened" by her death. | She was a supporter of Liverpool Football Club, which posted on Twitter that it was "deeply saddened" by her death. |
| She was also a member of the under-14 team at Letterkenny Rugby Club. | |
| Jeremy Worth from the club told Good Morning Ulster that she had already shown herself to be a very promising player. | |
| "Her coach says she had a very positive attitude, a great sense of humour, she was fiercely competitive and although she was still learning the game, it was clear she was developing into a fantastic young player," he said. | |
| "Leona was also simply a lovely young person, it was a pleasure to be in her company." | |
| The 14-year-old, who was a pupil at Mulroy College in Milford, had been due to go to a birthday party on Friday. | The 14-year-old, who was a pupil at Mulroy College in Milford, had been due to go to a birthday party on Friday. |
| Instead she decided to go to Creeslough for a sleepover with a friend. | Instead she decided to go to Creeslough for a sleepover with a friend. |
| She was picking an ice cream in the shop when the explosion happened. | She was picking an ice cream in the shop when the explosion happened. |
| 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. |
| Jessica Gallagher | Jessica Gallagher |
| Jessica, 24, was a fashion graduate who had studied in Paris and Shanghai and had due to start a new job as a designer in Belfast on Monday. | Jessica, 24, was a fashion graduate who had studied in Paris and Shanghai and had due to start a new job as a designer in Belfast on Monday. |
| She was visiting her boyfriend in his apartment above the petrol station when the explosion happened. | She was visiting her boyfriend in his apartment above the petrol station when the explosion happened. |
| Aileen Níc Pháidín knew her. | Aileen Níc Pháidín knew her. |
| "She was a lovely girl - I was really friendly with her when I was younger," she said. | "She was a lovely girl - I was really friendly with her when I was younger," she said. |
| "Me and my brother would have been over a lot in her house and her mammy would have made us dinners every day - very good-hearted people." | "Me and my brother would have been over a lot in her house and her mammy would have made us dinners every day - very good-hearted people." |
| Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh said his daughter was also a friend. | Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh said his daughter was also a friend. |
| "Jessica was a lovely girl, very bubbly," he told RTE's Morning Ireland. | "Jessica was a lovely girl, very bubbly," he told RTE's Morning Ireland. |
| "It is very sad that a young person of 24 years of age be taken away from this world at such a young age - with all her life in front of her." | "It is very sad that a young person of 24 years of age be taken away from this world at such a young age - with all her life in front of her." |
| James O'Flaherty | James O'Flaherty |
| Forty-eight-year-old James was an engineer and originally from Sydney in Australia. | |
| He was married to Tracey and had a son, Hamish. | He was married to Tracey and had a son, Hamish. |
| He had been living in Dunfanaghy, a village about 10 minutes' drive from Creeslough. | |
| Dr Dan Gill, a GP in Falcarragh, was a friend and neighbour. | |
| "We both built houses together on the same field, quite near the village centre. He was a lovely man," he said. | |
| "Quiet, humorous, he was from Australia. I am also half Australian so we had lots to talk about. | |
| "He was very attached to his son Hamish. They were always around together - they had those wide-brimmed hats that Australians wear during the summer - walking down town together - it is just terrible." | |
| Dr Gill added: "He married a lovely Donegal woman, Tracey. I think they were living in Scotland before here, and they found that lovely site and moved over. | |
| "He was an engineer for a large multinational corporation. He worked from home and every time I drove in at the house he was standing at a big bank of computers doing his job." | |
| Martin McGill | Martin McGill |
| Martin was described as a "devoted son" who cared for his elderly mother. | Martin was described as a "devoted son" who cared for his elderly mother. |
| The 49-year-old who was originally from Scotland regularly visited the village pharmacy to collect medication for her. | |
| "[He] was such a special, lovable and friendly young man, very well known and liked around Creeslough," said pharmacist Fergus Brennan. | "[He] was such a special, lovable and friendly young man, very well known and liked around Creeslough," said pharmacist Fergus Brennan. |
| After the explosion Martin's mother was trying to find him and called the pharmacy to ask if he had been there. | After the explosion Martin's mother was trying to find him and called the pharmacy to ask if he had been there. |
| "Tragically one of our team went up to [the petrol station] and Martin's car was on the forecourt," said Mr Brennan. | "Tragically one of our team went up to [the petrol station] and Martin's car was on the forecourt," said Mr Brennan. |
| Local businessman Fintan Coll said he moved to Creeslough to look after both his parents. His father had since died. | |
| "He would be a fella that, if he saw you in trouble, he couldn't pass you. | |
| "If he was driving along and saw somebody with a flat wheel, Martin would have to stop." | |
| Martina Martin | Martina Martin |
| Martina was working in the shop at the petrol station. | Martina was working in the shop at the petrol station. |
| She was 49 and was a mother of four. | She was 49 and was a mother of four. |
| Her sons Sean and Neil attended a vigil in the nearby village of Downings on Sunday night. | Her sons Sean and Neil attended a vigil in the nearby village of Downings on Sunday night. |
| There they shook hands with and hugged firefighters from Mevagh Fire Station who had been at the scene of the blast on Friday. | There they shook hands with and hugged firefighters from Mevagh Fire Station who had been at the scene of the blast on Friday. |
| Julie Wilkinson, whose daughter Orla worked alongside her, paid tribute on Facebook. | Julie Wilkinson, whose daughter Orla worked alongside her, paid tribute on Facebook. |
| "She was a friend to all, a cheery word and always a smile, to her co-workers she was a dear friend and to the younger staff members, she was their work mammy, minding them," she said. | "She was a friend to all, a cheery word and always a smile, to her co-workers she was a dear friend and to the younger staff members, she was their work mammy, minding them," she said. |
| "May her kind, gentle soul rest in peace." | "May her kind, gentle soul rest in peace." |
| Hugh Kelly | Hugh Kelly |
| Hugh was a farmer from the area. | Hugh was a farmer from the area. |
| He was 59 years old and was the oldest person to die as a result of the explosion. | He was 59 years old and was the oldest person to die as a result of the explosion. |