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Council passes motion calling for public inquiry into Creeslough explosion

By Róise Collins

MEMBERS of Donegal County Council have passed a motion  calling for the establishment of an Independent Statutory Judicial Public Inquiry into the Creeslough explosion.

The motion, which received unanimous support, was tabled by Cllr Frank McBrearty and seconded by Cllr Thomas Séan Devine.

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Ten people died in the explosion in Creeslough on October 7, 2022.

At today’s council meeting at County House, Lifford, members of a number of the bereaved families and some of those injured in the explosion were present in the council chamber.

In his statement to the council, Cllr Frank McBrearty said that an Independent Statutory Judicial Public Inquiry is the only way these families will ever get any justice.

He insisted that the inquiry must be called in the first 100 days by the incoming government.

“Why did this happen and who is to blame, that is two of the most important questions that must be answered by the state,” he said.

“Only a public inquiry can deliver this.”

See more in Thursday’s edition of the Donegal News.

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