A man (60s) who was arrested in connection with the investigation into an explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal in 2022 has been released without charge.
A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, a garda statement said.
The investigation into the fatal explosion at a building complex in Creeslough is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford Garda Station where an incident room has been established under the direction of a senior investigating officer.
Gardaí said a man aged 60 was arrested on Thursday for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
The man was held at a Garda station in the north-western region before being released without charge on Friday.
The investigation continues to be led by local gardaí in the Donegal division, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) and other agencies, including the Health and Safety Authority and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU).
Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to 59, died in the blast that ripped through the Co Donegal village’s Applegreen service station and a nearby apartment block on Friday, October 7th, 2022.
Last month, the affected families met Helen McEntee at Government Buildings in Dublin as well as ministers Charlie McConalogue and Eamon Ryan.
Speaking after the meeting, which lasted an hour and a half, the families said the engagement was “very successful”.
Hugh Harper, whose 14-year-old daughter Leona was killed in the explosion, said the three ministers “took on board all our concerns” and that he felt “a step closer” to the truth.
