An insurance firm is to seek High Court direction in settling a dispute over insurance claims relating to the Creeslough tragedy.

The explosion claimed the lives of ten people and the service station and adjoining apartments left severely damaged following the tragedy on October 7th, 2022.

Following the incident, Vivo Shell Ltd, a company controlled by Danny Martin Lafferty and Annette Lafferty and the owner of the complex overall, claimed losses arising from the explosion with its insurer, Aviva Insurance Ireland Ltd.

According to the Irish Times, the building had been insured by Vivo Shell for €1.7 million, less than the property damage losses incurred as a result of the explosion, according to court filings.

A dispute arose after owners of individual apartments within the complex said they were entitled to a share of the payout of the claim regarding the building.

Vivo Shell appears to agree that the apartment owners are entitled to a share of this payout, but there is disagreement on how it should be divided, according to court filings.

For full story see https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/09/05/creeslough-explosion-dispute-over-payout-for-apartment-owners-goes-to-high-court/#:~:text=Explosion%20at%20filling%20station%20in%202022%20left%2010%20dead%20and%20buildings%20badly%20damaged&text=An%20insurance%20firm%20is%20to,Co%20Donegal%2C%20three%20years%20ago.

Apartment owners in Creeslough tragedy go to High Court over payouts was last modified: September 5th, 2025 by Staff Writer

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