A man and a woman have been arrested by Gardaí investigating the Creeslough explosion in County Donegal. 

Ten people died in the explosion at an Applegreen petrol station in the Donegal town on October 7th, 2022. 

The victims were aged between five and 59 years old. 

In a statement this morning, Gardaí said they had arrested a man and a woman in their 40s in connection with the explosion. 

A Garda spokesperson said the men were arrested on suspicion of offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. 

They are being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at separate Garda stations in County Donegal. 

The investigation involves Gardaí, the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU). 

Emergency services continue their work at the scene of the explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, 07-10-2022. Image: PA Images / Alamy

Last March, two men in their 50s were arrested in relation to the tragedy and were later released without charge. 

There are plans to build a new service station at the site of the explosion, which victims’ families have called “devastating”. 

“Such a holy, sacred piece of ground is going to be dug up and built on,” Donna Harper, mother of 14-year-old victim Leona, said. 

“I asked [the site owners], are they building on the exact same site where I lost my daughter, where she took her last breath, where 10 people lost their lives. 

“They told me, ‘Yes.’” 

The families of victims have called for a garden of remembrance to be put in place. 

Derek Martin, who lost his wife Martina Martin in the tragedy, said he was not even told about the redevelopment of the site in person.

Instead, he found out through word of mouth and - like Ms Harper - he feels it is an inappropriate place for a petrol station.