Justice Minister Jim Callaghan met with the parents of Leona Harper, one of the 10 victims killed following an explosion at a filling station in Creeslough in October 2022.

Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to 59, died in the explosion on October 7th, 2022.

The new application will be lodged by the Lafferty family with Donegal County Council in the coming days.

Aviva Insurance Ireland Ltd is suing Vivo Shell Ltd, owner of the property on which an Applegreen Service Station operated and which also owned three of the 16 apartments built on the site.

Ten people died three years ago following an explosion at a building complex in the Co Donegal village.

Gardaí said a file would be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The man aged in his 40s was arrested on Friday

Donegal County Council had granted permission to Vivo Shell Limited to redevelop a service station and shop at the site

The man was arrested on Friday morning for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

Creeslough's original shop was the Applegreen Service Station which was completely destroyed in the huge blast.

Donegal County Council last month granted planning permission Vivo Shell Ltd to move forward with a new development on the site of the tragedy.

Damien Tansey said the Donegal County Council was behaving as “if this was a normal development case in respect of which planning permission was sought"

An application was made to develop a petrol station, shop and memorial garden at the site of the Creeslough explosion.

Judge John Aylmer said there was a risk of the “whole thing blowing up” had some individual gone around the back of the frequently-used building for a smoke.

A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, a garda statement said

Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to 59, died in the blast

Hugh Harper said he felt ‘a step closer’ to the truth after the meeting with three ministers on Wednesday.

Last month, a solicitor representing the families of seven of the 10 people who died wrote to Minister McEntee's office requesting the establishment of a public inquiry.

The Co Donegal explosion killed 10 people and was described as ‘one of the darkest days’ in Ireland’s history.

Four men, three women and three children died in the blast at a building complex in the Co Donegal village in October 2022.

Ten people were killed in an explosion on October 7th, 2022

In October 2022, four men, three women and three young people died in an explosion in the village

The two men in their 50s were arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

Coimisiún na Meán said the documentary had breached the Broadcasting Act 2009 by causing harm/offence.

It is understood that the centre had helped young people affected by the Creeslough tragedy.

A service is to be held at the site of the blast in memory of the ten people who lost their lives last October.