Overview

• The detainee, a man in his 40s, was arrested on September 12 under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and held in the Dublin region.
• He was released without charge on September 13, and Gardaí said a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
• This was the sixth arrest linked to the case, with all individuals questioned to date later released without charge.
• The investigation is led by Donegal-based Gardaí and supported by the GNBCI, the Health and Safety Authority, and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.
• The October 2022 explosion tore through a service station and an adjacent apartment block in Creeslough, killing ten people.