A pilot is being treated in hospital after the light aircraft he was flying came down in a field in Co Longford last night.
The emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on the outskirts of Drumlish shortly after 9.30pm.
The pilot, who is believed to be from the locality, was taken to the Regional Hospital Mullingar.
The Department of Transport's Air Accident Investigation Unit is expected to carry out a full investigation.
The area where the plane came down has been cordoned off.
