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Six One News: Ciaran Mullooly, Midlands Correspondent, reports on an Offaly man's conviction under aviation law
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Nine News: Ciaran Mullooly, Midlands Correspondent, reports that the man landed his helicopter on a shopping centre roof
Sean O'Brien of the Island, Ballycumber, Co Offaly, was also warned by Judge David Anderson at a sitting of the district court in Athlone that he faced a six-month prison sentence in Mountjoy if he tried to take control of any aircraft in the next 12 months.
Mr O'Brien landed his single engine helicopter on the roof of Texas Shopping Centre on 7 July last year.
The court was told it was illegal under aviation law to land an aircraft of this kind on any elevated helipad in this State.
