A MINUTE’S silence has been held for the victims of the Creeslough tragedy ahead of next week’s fourth anniversary.
Tragically, 10 people were killed in an explosion in Creeslough on October 7, 2022.
At a meeting of the full council on Monday, Cllr Tomás Seán Devine proposed that a respectful observance should be held for the victims and their families.
He said: “We should take a moment to reflect about the 10 people who were killed and those who were injured and their families.
“This meeting is going to happen before the anniversary on Thursday of next week.
“We should take a moment to think about those who lost their lives and their families.”
Donegal County Council cathaoirleach Cllr Gary Doherty asked everyone to stand “in memory of those who lost their lives”.
The elected members and council staff then stood together in respectful silence.
The 10 who tragically died in Creeslough included four men, three women, and three children, aged from five to 59.
Tragically, 10 people were killed in an explosion in Creeslough on October 7, 2022.They were: James O’Flaherty (48), Jessica Gallagher (24), Martin McGill (49), Catherine O’Donnell (39) and her son James Monaghan (13), Hugh Kelly (59), Martina Martin (49), Robert Garwe (50), Shauna Flanagan Garwe (5) and Leona Harper (14).
The families of the victims have called for a public inquiry into the tragedy.
On the third anniversary of the tragedy last year, Leona Harper’s father Hugh Harper said: “We have called for the establishment of a public inquiry. We’re re-establishing that call today.”