Businesses affected by Creeslough blast to receive grants to repair damage

The explosion at the service station in Creeslough claimed 10 lives (Brian Lawless/PA)

Businesses and community groups in Creeslough are in line to receive emergency funding of between €5,000 and €20,000 to repair damage caused by a service station blast that killed 10 people.

The Cabinet on Wednesday signed off on the Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme for businesses affected by the explosion in Co Donegal last month.