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Fears for Air Corps aircraft scupper Wicklow windfarm

Fears over the safety of low flying Department of Defence Air Corps aircraft have helped put paid to plans for a €26.25m wind-farm in Co Wicklow's uplands.

Business • 19 May 22

The Air Corps described the mission as a "significant milestone".

'Airborne ICU' for Covid-19 patient

The Air Corps has described its first aeromedical transfer of an ICU patient with Covid-19 as a "significant milestone".

Coronavirus • 04 Feb 21

The helicopter door fell into Moyle Park College in Clondalkin (Picture: Dublin Live)

Helicopter incident 'most fortunate and unfortunate'

A retired Lieutenant Colonel with the Air Corps has described a helicopter door falling into the grounds of a secondary school in Dublin yesterday as "a most fortunate and unfortunate incident".

Ireland • 22 May 20

The Air Corps has said it monitors the threat levels for forest and gorse fires

Air Corps ready to tackle any wildfires this summer

The Air Corps has said it is ready to tackle any wildfires that occur in the event of a repeat of last year's dry spell.

Ireland • 09 Jul 19

The ceremony is being held at Dublin Castle for the first time in the history of the State

77 cadets commissioned in Dublin Castle ceremony

The commissioning ceremony of 77 new cadets is taking place in Dublin.

Ireland • 04 Feb 19

The Air Corps is resuming operations today to tackle the fire (Pic: Air Corps)

Firefighters contain gorse fire at Bray Head

Firefighters have contained a gorse fire that has spread rapidly across Bray Head.

Leinster • 14 Jul 18

The fire has been burning since the early hours of the morning

Houses evacuated as firefighters tackle Bray gorse fire

A number of houses at Bray Head in Co Wicklow have been evacuated as firefighters tackle a gorse fire in the area.

Leinster • 14 Jul 18

Simon Coveney said he has total respect for judgement of military personnel

Varadkar says Coveney did not try to intimidate pilot

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has rejected claims that Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney tried to intimidate a pilot who refused to fly him to Cork because of expected poor weather.

Politics • 05 Jul 17

The CASA CN235 fixed wing plane is the only Air Corps plane equipped to conduct top cover operations

Air Corps personnel shortages 'well known' - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that it is "well known" that the Air Corps has lost personnel but the Coast Guard is "generally in a position" to provide cover it requires.

Ireland • 16 Mar 17

Air Corps helicopter in hard landing in Tipperary

An investigation is under way after an Air Corps helicopter had to make a "hard landing" in a field in Co Tipperary while on an emergency call out.

News • 19 Jun 12

Inquest into deaths of Air Corps pilots

An investigator with the Air Accident Investigation Unit has said that an Air Corps plane which crashed in Connemara over two years ago was maintained to a very high standard.

News • 03 May 12

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