LIVE: Man arrested over Creeslough explosion that killed 10 people released without charge
Following his release, Gardaí have confirmed that a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions
A man who was arrested in connection with the Creeslough explosion that killed 10 people in 2022 has been released without charge.
The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on Friday morning, September 12, for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. He was detained under the provisions of Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
Following his release, Gardaí have confirmed that a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
On October 7, 2022, five-year-old Shauna Flanagan-Garwe and her father, Robert Garwe (50) lost their lives, as did Catherine O’Donnell (39) and her 13-year-old son, James Monaghan. Leona Harper, aged 14, and Jessica Gallagher (24) were killed along with shop assistant Martina Martin (49). James O’Flaherty (48), Martin McGill (49) and Hugh Kelly (59) were the other victims of the explosion at a commercial and residential complex in Creeslough village, Donegal.
The investigation is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford Garda Station where an incident room was established under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer.
The investigation also continues to be led by local Gardaí in the 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.