Martin McGill, from Kirkintilloch, died in the blast at the Co Donegal garage after stopping to use the cash machine in October 2022.Two men have been arrested over a massive explosion which killed a Scots Celtic fan at a petrol station. 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.id cuts He was understood to have stopped to use the ATM when disaster struck. The tragedy became apparent when his car was seen at the petrol station after the explosion. Two men in their 50s were arrested by the Gardaí on Friday morning for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

The investigation into the fatal explosion at the building complex in Creeslough continues to be coordinated from Milford Gardaí station with the support of different agencies. The other people who lost their lives were Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe. Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan were also killed. Fashion student Jessica Gallagher, Sydney native James O’Flaherty, shop worker Martina Martin, carpenter Hugh ‘Hughie’ Kelly and 14-year-old Leona Harper also died. Mourners at Martin’s funeral – held just days after the tragedy – were told of his “kindness and compassion for others”. A lone piper led his coffin into the chapel, and a Celtic top was brought to the front of the building as a tribute to the love for his team. Leading the service, Father John Joe Duffy said: “Martin was a carer who was filled with love, filled with kindness and compassion. “Despite the awful, horrible tragedy that has struck at the very heart of this community, and broken our hearts, from the very first moment aren’t those the key words that have been in action in this community but have always been in action in this community. “His strength was in that he was a caring person. And the fact that he was a caring person, a person of kindness and compassion, gave him strength when he had to face bereavement and not very long ago when he had to say goodbye to his dad which was most difficult for him. “He was just so caring. The caring flowed out from him. Each Sunday he would be in this church, he would be down there lighting candles. I think he lit more candles than I ever lit anyway in my life. I don’t think anyone could break that record.” Celtic FC made a donation of £10,000 to a support fund for victims of the Creeslough explosion while players wore black armbands as a mark of respect.

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