Vigils are being held for a third night following the explosion in Creeslough in County Donegal that killed 10 people.
A photograph of the youngest victim of the explosion, five year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe, was placed among candles at the Letterkenny vigil
"This was an awful incident. I think the randomness of it, it could have happened to any one of us, and that brought it home to people," he said. An investigation is under way into the cause of the explosion, but police have said it appears to have been a tragic accident.On Monday, a statement from King Charles and the Queen Consort said they expressed their "most heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences" to people who had lost loves ones and with "the people of Ireland".
The funeral of James O'Flaherty, from Sydney, Australia, will be held on Wednesday morning, followed by the funerals of Catherine O'Donnell and her son James Monaghan, from Creeslough, on Wednesday afternoon.The coffin of James O'Flaherty is removed from the Eternal Light Chapel of Rest in LetterkennyHe was accompanied by his wife Tracey and son Hamish.Her parents described her as a "a little gem" and thanked the digger driver who found her body after a 24-hour search.
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