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FINAL REPORT INTO SALTHILL AIRSHOW INCIDENT PUBLISHED
Date Published: 11-Apr-2008
An investigation into an accident at the Salthill Airshow where the door fell off a military helicopter has found a pre-flight inspection did not detect the door had been tampered with.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit has published it’s report into the incident which took place last June during which two people sustained minor injuries.
The injuries were caused by an emergency hatch falling 40 metres from a Royal Air Force helicopter as it took off from Salthill Park.
Three spectators give accounts of the door falling to the ground with one woman recalling how the door hit her on the chin and knocked her backwards.
The report has found that a locking mechanism of the hatch had been interfered with by an unknown member of the public during a period of public access.
The investigation found that the event was not malicious but occurred as a result of ‘a mindless act of curiosity on the part of a unknown spectator’.
Date Published: 08-May-2013
Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle crash at the Portumna bridge this morning.
The road from Nenagh to Loughrea reopened shortly after 11 this morning following the completion of a technical exam.
Four men were travelling in a van when they hit the Portumna bridge around 6:30 this morning.
Gardaí, ambulance and two units of Portumna fire services rushed to the scene, and one of the men was taken to Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.
He is being treated for head injuries, which have been described by Gardaí as serious.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Portumna Garda station on 09-097-42060
Date Published: 10-May-2013
GMIT is to honour seven outstanding individuals including President Michael D Higgins with Honorary Fellowships at a special ceremony later this month.
It’s the first time in the 40 year history of the Institute the Governing Body of GMIT has decided to award honorary fellowships.
The GMIT Honorary Fellowships will be conferred at the g Hotel in the city this day two weeks Friday 24 May at 2.30pm in front of 200 invited guests.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway commuters are holding their breath as there has been a potential breakthrough in the Bus Eireann dispute, as both sides have agreed to talks at the Labour Relations Commission.
The LRC intervened this afternoon, on day two of strike action that has seen 95 per cent of bus services disrupted across the country.
The LRC’s Director of Conciliation Services, Kevin Foley, says the National Bus and Rail Union and the company have agreed to meet for mediated talks at 8 this evening.
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