Concert held to offer hope to Creeslough community after gas explosion that killed 10 people in 2022
Among the performers were Boyzlife stars Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy as well as singer Brian Kennedy, Clannad's Moya Brennan, Mickey Joe Harte and The Whistlin' Donkeys.Speaking before the concert, he said that his father and his extended family were from Creeslough."It hit home a lot, obviously, what happened," he said.
"I spoke to Keith [Duffy] and I said: 'I saw how everybody in the community got together on the night and helped, so I wanted to do something'. So I said to Keith: 'The only thing we can do is music.' "We called up as many people as we knew who would have some kind of a connection to Donegal and here we are tonight to hopefully bring a little bit of joy and a little bit of happiness during this dark time."The singer said he had gone into Creeslough earlier on Monday and it was evident how much the tragedy had affected everyone there.
"We're hoping that tonight we can - as Keith said - just for five minutes, let's just switch off from all that pain and just let people have a good night. "They can hopefully have a little bit of fun tonight and have a little smile on their face and just a little glimmer of hope during this dark time."Belfast singer Brian Kennedy said the performers wanted the people of Creeslough to know that they're not forgotten."Tonight we just want to bring a wee bit of healing, if we can, to the crowd."More on this story
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