A vigil is to be held in Creeslough, Co Donegal, to mark the one-year anniversary since 10 people died in an explosion at a service station. 

A ceremony will take place at 3pm and a vigil mass at 7.30pm to commemorate the 10 people who died in the tragedy. 

Gardaí have said the N56 Road through Creeslough village will be closed from 2.30pm to 4pm today. 

Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe, Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan, 14-year-old Leona Harper, Jessica Gallagher, Martin McGill, James O’Flaherty, Martina Martin and Hugh Kelly were killed in the explosion. 

Emergency services continue their work at the scene of the explosion in Creeslough, 08-10-2022. Image: PA Images / Alamy

Community Links Officer Majella McFadden said there is still a lot of healing needed in the local community. 

“We are so mindful of the families and the grief and the pain that they're going through right now,” she said. 

“Creeslough has always been, and I believe will be, a very strong community - our resilience has shone through this past year, and we will hope to continue that.” 

The cause of the explosion is yet to be determined.

An Garda Síochána said it is continuing to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the fatal explosions. 

Some 1,350 lines of enquiry have been established, according to Gardaí, as well as 900 individual statements taken - but they have yet to share any of their conclusions publicly.

Firefighters leave the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, 08-10-2022. Image: PA Images / Alamy

Creeslough local Amber Barrett previously told The Pat Kenny Show locals are desperate to find out what happened.

“People are left with so many questions and very little answers,” she said.

“I think until anything has been properly investigated and they have an answer to those questions… there [will] be a lot of confusion about what happened and how it happened on that day.

“I think there’s still a numbness and I think that’s going to be something that will take a lot of time to mend."