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Lost Royal Navy ‘Dragonfly’ Helicopter identifed in Derry's Lough Foyle

The 1958 crash site of a rare Royal Navy helicopter has been identified as part of the Northern Ireland 3D Coastal Survey of the entire NI coastline, commissioned by The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Marine & ...

03 Nov 2022 at 16:04

Northern Ireland

MoD ‘dishonest’ to call 1994 Chinook crash an accident, say families

The families of people killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster have criticised the Ministry of Defence’s description of the crash as a “tragic accident” as “dishonest, deceitful and disingenuous”. RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 ...

10 Jun 2025 at 20:24

Northern Ireland

Families of Chinook crash victims press on with legal action against MoD

The families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have said they will press on with seeking a judicial review after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) dismissed their demands for a judge-led public inquiry. RAF Chinook ZD576 ...

28 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Local News

Gemma's big leap in memory of beloved five-year-old Ollie

The aunt of five-year-old Limavady boy Ollie Simmons-Watt, who passed away in September last year, is to fundraise for Air Ambulance NI in his memory. Gemma Watt from Donemana is undertaking the challenge of a lifetime by jumping out ...

28 Feb 2023 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland air ambulance marks five-year milestone and 3,000 missions.

Northern Ireland’s air ambulance service has been used 3,000 times since it was officially launched in 2017. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), which operates for 12 hours every day throughout the year, is marking it’s ...

22 Jul 2022 at 01:01

BREAKING: Local communities 'in shock' as first photo emerges of helicopter crash in Westmeath

National News

Multiple people dead following 'serious' helicopter crash in Westmeath

Emergency services remain at the scene of a helicopter crash in Co Westmeath, where the aircraft is understood to have hit a building. All of the resources of a fatal incident have been committed to the operation as there are fears ...

30 Jul 2024 at 18:07

National News

Two men confirmed dead after helicopter crashed into farm building in Co Westmeath

Gardaí have confirmed that the two men who were in the helicopter which crashed near Killucan, Co. Westmeath this afternoon died at the scene. The incident happened near Killucan, near Joristown, at around 3.30pm. The area, with a ...

30 Jul 2024 at 19:58

Northern Ireland

Chinook crash relatives hand letter to No 10 warning of ‘institutional silence’

Relatives of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have delivered a handwritten letter to Downing Street saying they have endured decades of “grief, unanswered questions and institutional silence”. They are also ...

21 Oct 2025 at 16:48

Northern Ireland

Police set to ground one of three helicopters in response to ‘bleak’ budget

The police are set to ground one of their three helicopters as part of a cost-cutting response to a “grim” and “bleak” budget, the chief constable has said. Simon Byrne told the Northern Ireland Policing Board that future ...

01 Jun 2023 at 15:15

National News

Verdicts of accidental death returned at Rescue 116 helicopter crash inquest

The jury at the inquest into the deaths of four Irish Coast Guard aircrew in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash has recorded verdicts of accidental death. The jury of eight returned the verdict following some three hours of ...

02 Jun 2022 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Chinook crash families say defence ministers have ‘deigned to meet us’

The families of those who died in the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash have said they hope they are “getting somewhere” after defence ministers agreed to meet with them. Twenty-five intelligence experts and four ...

21 Nov 2025 at 16:43

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