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Update – Explosion, Creeslough, County Donegal, Friday, 7th October, 2022

Issue Date: 12/09/2025

The investigation into the fatal explosion at a building complex in Creeslough, County Donegal is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford Garda Station where an Incident Room is established under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer.

The investigation continues to be led by local Gardaí in the Donegal Division, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) and other agencies including the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU).

This morning, Friday 12th September 2025, investigating Gardaí have arrested one male aged in his 40s for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

This male is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

A Garda spokesperson is not available at this time.