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Case No. 4007Commercial dispute (insurance payout) · Co. Donegal · 7 Oct 2022

Mediation fails to resolve Creeslough explosion insurance payout dispute

The Commercial Court heard that mediation is unlikely to resolve a dispute over the distribution of insurance payouts to apartment owners in Creeslough, Co Donegal, following the 2022 explosion that killed 10 people. Aviva Insurance is suing Vivo Shell Ltd and apartment owners over how the €1.7 million buildings insurance sum should be divided, and the case was adjourned for two weeks.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court26 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe 2022 explosion killed 10 people (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victims were four men, three women and three children aged five to 59 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe insurance policy covered the Applegreen service station property (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe property is owned by Vivo Shell Ltd, which also owned three of the 16 apartments (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe property was insured by Aviva Insurance Ireland Ltd (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe buildings were insured for €1.7 million (irishtimes.com)
  • whatContents were insured at €65,000 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatPublic liability for any one event was €6.5 million (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMediation is unlikely to resolve the insurance payout dispute (irishtimes.com)
  • courtAviva is suing Vivo Shell and a number of apartment owners (irishtimes.com)
  • courtAndrew Fitzpatrick SC represented Aviva before Mr Justice Mark Sanfey (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case had been adjourned a number of times to facilitate mediation (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was adjourned for two weeks (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jan2026
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Mediation failing to resolve Creeslough explosion insurance payout dispute, court told

    Reports on a Commercial Court hearing where Aviva's counsel told the court that mediation of the insurance payout dispute has not produced a resolution, and the case was adjourned for two weeks to allow parties to work out a procedure for the hearing.