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"Difficult days ahead".

"Laethanta deacra romhainn".

The community of Craoslaigh in Donegal is still trying to make sense of the disastrous incident that happened there on Friday afternoon, when ten people were killed in an explosion, which damaged an Applegreen fuel station and a nearby block of flats.

Tá pobal an Chraoslaigh i nDún na nGall fós ag iarraidh ciall a bhaint as an eachtra thubaisteach a tharla ansin iarnóin Dé hAoine, nuair a maraíodh deichniúr i bpléascadh, a loit stáisiún breosla Applegreen agus bloc árasán in aice láimhe.

The dead were from Craoslach and the surrounding area: a girl of primary school age, two teenagers, four men and three women.

B'as an Chraoslach agus an ceantar máguaird do na mairbh: cáilín in aois bhunscoile, beirt déagóirí, ceathrar fear agus triúr ban.

Letterkenny Rugby Club fans have paid tribute to one of their members, Leona Harper, who was killed in the explosion.

Tá lucht Chlub Rugbaí Leitir Ceanainn i ndiaidh a n-ómós a léiriú do dhuine dá mbaill, Leona Harper, a maraíodh sa phléascadh.

She played on the under fourteen girls team.

D'imríodh sí ar fhoireann na gcailíní faoi cheithre bliana déag d'aois.

"She was a talented player, who was a close part of our team", they said.

"Imreoir cumasach a bhí inti, a bhí mar dhlúthchuid dár bhfoireann", a dúirt siad.

And they expressed their condolences to her parents and siblings.

Agus chuir siad a gcomhbhrón in iúl dá tuismitheoirí agus dá deartháireacha.

Eight people are still in hospital and being treated.

Tá ochtar fós san ospidéal agus cóir leighis á cur orthu.

Gardai are still unsure what caused the explosion and are still investigating.

Níl na Gardaí cinnte go fóill céard ba chúis leis an bpléascadh agus tá fiosraithe fós ar bun acu.

But they say it looks like it was a tragic accident.

Ach deir siad go bhfuil gach cuma ar an scéal gur timpiste thragóideach a bhí ann.

A major search and rescue operation began on Friday afternoon, involving emergency services from both sides of the border.

Cuireadh tús iarnóin Dé hAoine le hoibríocht mhór cuardaigh agus tarrthála, go raibh seirbhísí eigeandála ón dá thaobh den teorainn páirteach ann.

Many local people also took part in the search, of their own accord.

Ghlac go leor daoine áitiúla páirt sa gcuardach freisin, as a ndeoin féin.

The operation continued overnight on Friday and yesterday.

Leanadh den oibríocht thar oíche Dé hAoine agus inné.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald were among those who attended a ceremony in memory of the dead yesterday.

Bhí an Taoiseach Micheál Martin, an Tánaiste Leo Varadkar agus Uachtarán Shinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald i measc na ndaoine a d'fhreastail ar shearmanas i gcuimhne na marbh inné.

Ten candles were lit in honor of the ten people who were lost.

Lasadh deich gcoinnle in ómós don deicnniúr a cailleadh.

They will be shipped for the next seven days.

Beidh siad lasta go ceann seacht lá.

"Our hearts are broken", said the parish priest, Father John Joe Duffy.

"Tá ár gcroí briste", a dúirt an sagairt paróiste, an tAthair John Joe Duffy.

"We still don't believe that this incident actually happened.

"Ní chreideann muid go fóill gur tharla an eachtra seo, i ndáiríre.

Difficult days are ahead.

Tá laethanta deacra romhainn.

But it is not enough to put together and we are a strong community, which stands closely together."

Ach ní neart go cur le chéile agus is pobal láidir muid, a sheasann go dlúth lena chéile."