Police have now named all 10 victims of the explosion that ripped through an Irish petrol station on Friday afternoon. Dubbed a 'freak accident', the gas blast devastated the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, along with a convenience store and adjacent buildings.
In a news conference earlier today, those who died in the tragedy were named as 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, and his daughter Shauna Flanagan Garwe, aged five, and 14-year-old Leona Harper.
Talented rugby player, Leona, was the first victim to be named as her family and teammates paid tribute. Her father, Hugh, and mum, Donna, described the past 24 as "hell" while her brother Anthony said he "couldn't have asked for a better sister," reports The Mirror.
