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06 Sept 2025

Victims of Cresslough explosion remembered, two years on

Two years ago today ten people lost their lives in an explosion at the Applegreen complex in Creeslough

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Leona Harper (14)
Fourteen-year-old Leona Harper was set for a Friday evening sleepover at a friend’s house.

A student at Mulroy College in Milford, she lived in Ramelton and was a talented sportsperson.

Leona played rugby for Letterkenny Rugby Club and took a break from the sport to move into boxing. The boxing enthusiast was set to join the Letterkenny Boxing Club when she was killed in the explosion.

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