Ireland Case No. 5801Explosion investigation (arrests under Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997) · Co. Donegal · 7 Oct 2022
Two released without charge in Creeslough explosion investigation
An explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, killed 10 people aged between five and 59 on October 7, 2022. A man and a woman in their 40s were arrested on May 27, 2024, in connection with the explosion, following the detention of two other people in March 2024. All four people were released without charge. The criminal investigation, led by Donegal Division gardaí, is ongoing and a file will be submitted to the DPP.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested27 May
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- An explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, killed 10 people aged between five and 59.
- When
- The explosion happened on October 7, 2022.
- Cause
- There is no suggestion the gas system was tampered with or deliberately damaged.
- Investigation
- The investigation is led by local gardaí in Donegal Division and co-ordinated from Milford Garda station.
- Gardaí had opened more than 1,350 lines of inquiry and taken more than 900 statements by the first anniversary.
- The March 2024 detentions were the first official confirmation that the inquiry into the cause of the explosion is criminal.
- Charges
- A man and a woman in their 40s were arrested on May 27, 2024, for alleged offences under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
- Other details
- The man and woman were released without charge on May 28, 2024.
- Two other people were detained in March 2024 and also released without charge.
- The investigation is ongoing and a file will be submitted to the DPP.
27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man and a woman in their 40s were arrested in connection with an explosion. (extra.ie)
- whatThe criminal investigation concerns an explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal, in which 10 people died. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe explosion in Creeslough killed 10 people. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe explosion was in Creeslough. (extra.ie)
- whereThe explosion happened at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe explosion happened at a building complex in Creeslough, Co Donegal. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe explosion happened in October 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whenTwo people, a man and a woman in their 40s, were arrested on Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe arrests on Monday followed the detention of two other people in March. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe explosion at a building complex in Creeslough happened on October 7, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThere is no suggestion the gas system was tampered with or deliberately damaged. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man and a woman were arrested in connection with the Creeslough explosion. (extra.ie)
- investigationGardaí will submit a file to the DPP and the investigation is ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe March arrests were the first official confirmation that the inquiry into the cause of the explosion is criminal. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationFrom the start, gardaí focused on the gas system at the buildings on the site. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man and a woman in their 40s were arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is led by local gardaí in Donegal Division. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is co-ordinated from Milford Garda station, where an Incident Room is established. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí had opened more than 1,350 lines of inquiry and taken more than 900 statements by the first anniversary. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe arrests were for alleged offences under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man and woman were released without charge. (extra.ie)
- otherThe two people arrested on Monday have been released without charge. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe first two people detained were also released without charge. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí have no further comment at this time. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThose who died in the blast were aged between five and 59. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe two arrested people are held separately at Garda stations in Donegal. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBoth are detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 May2024Two arrested as part of investigation into Creeslough explosion
Reports the arrest of a man and a woman in their 40s in the ongoing investigation into the Creeslough explosion; no charges are reported.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, female - 28 May2024Two people arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion investigation released without charge
Reports the release without charge of two people in their 40s arrested on Monday, after two men were detained in March. Gardaí say the investigation is ongoing and a file will go to the DPP.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male - 28 May2024Man And Woman Arrested In Connection With Creeslough Explosion Released Without Charge
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suspect, malesuspect, female - 27 May2024Man And Woman, 40s, Arrested In Connection With Creeslough Explosion
Article body is empty template code; only the headline gives the arrests and the Creeslough explosion.
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