Undated handout photos issued by An Garda Siochana of (top row, left to right) Leona Harper, 14, Robert Garwe, 50, Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, Jessica Gallagher, 24, and James O'Flaherty, 48, and (bottom row, left to right) Martina Martin, 49, Hugh Kelly, 59, Catherine O'Donnell, 39, her 13-year-old son James Monaghan, and Martin McGill, 49, the ten victims of explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal on Friday.placeholder image
Undated handout photos issued by An Garda Siochana of (top row, left to right) Leona Harper, 14, Robert Garwe, 50, Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, Jessica Gallagher, 24, and James O'Flaherty, 48, and (bottom row, left to right) Martina Martin, 49, Hugh Kelly, 59, Catherine O'Donnell, 39, her 13-year-old son James Monaghan, and Martin McGill, 49, the ten victims of explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal on Friday.

Creeslough tragedy: First funerals to take place today in heartbroken village

By Gemma Murray
Published 11th Oct 2022, 07:52 GMT

This is a look at the untold grief in Creeslough in pictures.

Vigils have been held on a nightly basis supporting the bereaved.

Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough.

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Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough. Photo: Liam McBurney

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Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough. PA Photo. Picture date: Sunday October 09 2022. See PA story IRISH Donegal. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

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Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough. PA Photo. Picture date: Sunday October 09 2022. See PA story IRISH Donegal. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire Photo: Liam McBurney

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Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough.

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Mourners hold candles during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough. Photo: Liam McBurney

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Louise Gallen holds her 6-year-old daughter Mollie during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough.

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Louise Gallen holds her 6-year-old daughter Mollie during a moment of silence in Castlefinn, Co Donegal, at the vigil for victims of an explosion at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough. Photo: Liam McBurney

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