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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
North Cork town's cinema to screen All-Ireland Hurling Final
Clyda Rovers is located in Mourneabbey, just south of Mallow, and provides a place for men and boys to play both hurling and football. Its sister club, Mourneabbey GAA, provides numerous teams for women and girls to represent the parish. Secretary of Clyda Rovers, Liam Cronin, said the club is delighted to have been chosen as the benefactor of the screening of the hurling final. 'I think it is a very laudable initiative because we are better known as a football club, but we always made the point of keeping hurling on the boil,' Mr Cronin said. 'It is down to real efforts from real hurling men at our club who insisted that we keep going and give equal time to our hurlers and footballers,' he said. Clyda Rovers now has two hurling teams. Mr Cronin said it can be a struggle to field both sides at times, but cited the importance of keeping the sport alive in the area. Admission to the Gate Cinema will be complimentary on Sunday, but a donation of €5 per person will be requested. Mr Cronin said he was told that the interest in securing seats has been strong so far. 'As you can imagine, there is any amount of families with smalls kids who are not able to get to Dublin on the day, but now they will be able to go to the Gate Cinema and watch it on the big screen with some company,' he said. 'You will get all the experience of being in a big crowd without the expense of heading to Dublin,' he added. The Gate is owned by Arc Cinemas, which has locations across Ireland including in Cork city, Midleton and Wexford. Arc is opening its cinemas for the All-Ireland Hurling Final to support local clubs with funds raised from donations.
IOL News
5 days ago
- General
- IOL News
Four confirmed dead in small plane crash at London Southend airport
Four people died after a plane crashed at London's Southend Airport. Four people were killed when a small plane crashed at a London regional airport at the weekend, UK police said on Monday. The plane went down around 4 pm on Sunday, shortly after departing London Southend Airport in southeast England for the Netherlands. "Sadly, we can now confirm that all four people on board died," Essex Police chief superintendent Morgan Cronin told reporters. "We are working to officially confirm their identities. At this stage, we believe all four are foreign nationals," he added. Cronin said the force was interviewing dozens of witnesses, and detectives and forensic teams were working to "build an accurate picture of what happened". He added that the airport "will remain closed until further notice". Video footage had shown a 12-metre (39-feet) plane in flames with a plume of black smoke at Southend-on-Sea. Police evacuated a nearby golf club and rugby club as a precaution. According to the BBC, the plane was a Beechcraft B200. Southend-on-Sea is about 65 kilometres (40 miles) east of the capital, and its airport is the sixth largest in the London area. AFP
West Australian
5 days ago
- West Australian
London Southend Airport plane crash: Four killed as Zeusch aviation plane erupts into fireball after take-off
Four people have died after a small aircraft crashed and caught fire moments after taking off from London Southend Airport, according to UK authorities. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation, was en route to the Netherlands when it encountered difficulties and crashed within the airport boundary, Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin told reporters. The plane had previously flown from Athens, Greece, to Pula, Croatia, before heading to Southend. It was due to return to its home base of Lelystad, in the Netherlands, on Sunday evening. The 12-metre-long turboprop plane came down moments after take-off and burst into flames. 'Sadly, we can now confirm that all four people on board died,' Cronin said. 'We are working to officially confirm their identities.' Two Dutch pilots and a Chilean nurse were among those on board, according to a document which lists passengers, the PA news agency understands. Zeusch Aviation operates medical evacuation and transplant flights as well as aerial mapping and private charters, according to its website. The company said that 'it is with deep sadness that we confirm there were no survivors among the four people on board flight SUZ1'. Southend Airport, which is located about 56km east of the capital and used by easyJet to fly to European holiday destinations, will remain closed until further notice, the airport's CEO Jude Winstanley said. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which investigates civil aircraft accidents, said it was 'too early' to determine what caused the crash. It has deployed eight inspectors to the site. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, first built in the 1970s, is an aviation workhorse used for a wide variety of roles around the world. In 2017, a plane of the same model crashed into the roof of a shopping mall in Melbourne, Australia moments after take-off, killing the pilot and four US tourists. with Reuters AP and PA
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Perth Now
Tragic new details after ‘fireball' plane crash
A medical transport plane has crashed at London Southend Airport, bursting into flames shortly after takeoff. The small aircraft, operated by a Dutch company, was returning to the Netherlands when disaster struck. Four people have died after a small aircraft crashed and caught fire moments after taking off from London Southend Airport, according to UK authorities. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation, was en route to the Netherlands when it encountered difficulties and crashed within the airport boundary, Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin told reporters. The plane had previously flown from Athens, Greece, to Pula, Croatia, before heading to Southend. It was due to return to its home base of Lelystad, in the Netherlands, on Sunday evening. The 12-metre-long turboprop plane came down moments after take-off and burst into flames. 'Sadly, we can now confirm that all four people on board died,' Cronin said. 'We are working to officially confirm their identities.' Two Dutch pilots and a Chilean nurse were among those on board, according to a document which lists passengers, the PA news agency understands. Zeusch Aviation operates medical evacuation and transplant flights as well as aerial mapping and private charters, according to its website. The company said that 'it is with deep sadness that we confirm there were no survivors among the four people on board flight SUZ1'. Southend Airport, which is located about 56km east of the capital and used by easyJet to fly to European holiday destinations, will remain closed until further notice, the airport's CEO Jude Winstanley said. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which investigates civil aircraft accidents, said it was 'too early' to determine what caused the crash. It has deployed eight inspectors to the site. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, first built in the 1970s, is an aviation workhorse used for a wide variety of roles around the world. In 2017, a plane of the same model crashed into the roof of a shopping mall in Melbourne, Australia moments after take-off, killing the pilot and four US tourists. with Reuters AP and PA
7NEWS
5 days ago
- 7NEWS
Four killed in small plane crash at London Southend Airport
Four foreigners were killed when a small plane crashed at London Southend Airport shortly after take-off, United Kingdom police say. The US-built Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane had been bound for the Netherlands, when it 'got into difficulty and crashed within the airport boundary,' Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin told reporters. The plane operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation had flown from Athens, Greece to Pula in Croatia on Sunday before heading to Southend. It was due to return to its home base of Lelystad, in the Netherlands, on Sunday evening. The 12-metre-long turboprop plane came down moments after take-off and burst into flames. 'Sadly, we can now confirm that all four people on board died,' Cronin said. 'We are working to officially confirm their identities.' Two Dutch pilots and a Chilean nurse were among those on board, according to a document which lists passengers, the PA news agency understands. Zeusch Aviation operates medical evacuation and transplant flights as well as aerial mapping and private charters, according to its website. The company said that 'it is with deep sadness that we confirm there were no survivors among the four people on board flight SUZ1'. Southend Airport, which is located about 56km east of the capital and used by easyJet to fly to European holiday destinations, will remain closed until further notice, the airport's CEO Jude Winstanley said. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which investigates civil aircraft accidents, said it was 'too early' to determine what caused the crash. It has deployed eight inspectors to the site. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, first built in the 1970s, is an aviation workhorse used for a wide variety of roles around the world. In 2017, a plane of the same model crashed into the roof of a shopping mall in Melbourne, Australia moments after take-off, killing the pilot and four US tourists.
