It is understood they had been buying a birthday cake for her mum
A dad and his five-year-old daughter are amongst the victims of the devastating explosion in Co Donegal which killed 10 people.
Her death was announced by Letterkenny Rugby Club, who said she was an “important” part of their U14s team. A major emergency was declared at the nearby hospital on Friday as locals rushed to help rescue people who could be heard crying for help beneath the rubble. “The local coroner and the office of the State pathologist have been notified and postmortems will take place over the coming days.Relatives maintained a hushed presence at the scene last night as an air of disbelief hung in the air. The HSE said its psychological social response team would “remain present” in Creeslough over the coming days to provide counselling support.
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