A special service is to be held at the scene of last year’s Creeslough explosion disaster to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy.
Ten people, including three children, died when a suspected gas explosion caused the collapse of an Applegreen shopping and apartment complex in the County Donegal village on October 7 last year.
The worst loss of life in County Donegal in recent years, the full circumstances of the explosion are still being investigated by a multi-agency team led by the Gardaí. The moment the building collapsed (3.17pm) will be remembered in a commemoration service at the scene, starting at 3pm on Saturday October 7.
Creeslough parish priest, Fr John Joe Duffy said the afternoon service would be followed by a vigil Mass to remember the ten people killed as well as the eight people who were injured and to give thanks for those who responded to the tragedy. The vigil Mass will be held at St Michael’s church in Creeslough.
Fr Duffy said: “The families are asking that this be a time for them, the communities involved and for those who responded privately to gather, to pray and remember their loved ones. They are asking that the media give them space to do this.”
Gardaí, Donegal county council and parking stewards will be in place to facilitate traffic. The road through Creeslough will be closed with diversions in place from 2.30pm until 4pm on Saturday, October 7.
Read more:
- Mother and teenage son, a young woman, a father, husband, among the victims of Creeslough tragedy
- Apartment gas leak a possible cause of Creeslough explosion
The ten people who died in the tragedy were: James O’Flaherty, Jessica Gallagher, Catherine O’Donnell and her son, James Monaghan, Robert Garwe and his daughter, Shauna Flanagan Garwe, Leona Harper, Hugh Kelly, Martina Martin and Martin McGill.
