Martin McGill, from Kirkintilloch, died in the blast at the Co Donegal garage after stopping to use the cash machine in October 2022.
Martin McGill, from Kirkintilloch, died in the blast at the Co Donegal garage alongside nine other people in October 2022.
The 49-year-old, known locally as ‘Scotch Martin’, had moved to Creeslough to care for his late father Joseph and mum Mary before the blast.
It was understood that when the catastrophe occurred, he had stopped to use the ATM. His car was discovered at the gas station following the explosion, which brought the tragedy to light.
On Friday morning, two men in their 50s were taken into custody by the Gardaí on suspicion of violating the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe were the other victims. James Monaghan, 13, and his mother Catherine O’Donnell were also slain.
Among the others who passed away were fashion student Jessica Gallagher, Sydney native James O’Flaherty, retail employee Martina Martin, carpenter Hugh ‘Hughie’ Kelly, and 14-year-old Leona Harper.
Days after the catastrophe, Martin’s burial was held, and those in attendance were told of his “kindness and compassion for others.” A Celtic top was brought to the front of the building as an homage to his team’s love, and a lone piper accompanied his coffin into the chapel.
Father John Joe Duffy, who conducted the funeral, remarked, “Martin was a caregiver who was filled with love, filled with kindness and compassion.”
“Are those not the key words that have been in action in this community, but have always been in action in this community, from the very first moment, despite the terrible, horrible tragedy that has struck at the very heart of this community and broken our hearts?”
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