Emergency services have praised members of the community who helped at the scene of a devastating explosion in Co Donegal which left 10 people dead.
HSE Western Region chief ambulance officer JJ McGowan paid tribute to the many volunteers who had come to the assistance of first responders in Creeslough.
Mr McGowan told RTE News: “They were doing momentous work. People in flip-flops, shorts, t-shirts removing rubble and debris.