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RTÉ News
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Over 40,000 attend annual Bray Air Display
Over 40,000 people descended on Bray seafront in Co Wicklow for the annual Bray Air Display. Fifteen aerial acts, featuring 35 aircraft took to the skies as part of the 18th instalment of the event. This included daredevil wing walkers, precision aerobatics, coast guard demonstrations, a next generation Aer Lingus Airbus A321XLR and an aerial performance from the Irish Air Corps. Each act flew against the maritime backdrop of the LÉ Samuel Beckett, courtesy of the Defence Force's Naval Service. The air display began around 3pm on Bray's Victorian Promenade. The showcase has brought roughly €3.5 million to the local economy. The free event is the largest of its kind in Ireland and a highlight of the seaside town's Summer in Bray 2025 festivities. In addition, the event featured a seafront funfair, food and craft village, and a static display educating visitors on a career with the Defence Forces. The festival's newly added Future of Flight Tech Zone proved a popular exhibition due to the now over 7,500 Irish Aviation Authority registered drone operators in the country. Developed in collaboration with Dublin Drone Innovation Partnership, the event highlighted drone innovation and unmanned aviation, with VR simulators, live demos and educational talks on drone use and safety.
RTÉ News
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Over 40,000 people due to attend annual Bray Air Display
Over 40,000 people are set to descend on Bray seafront in Co Wicklow for the annual Bray Air Display. Some 15 aerial acts, featuring 35 aircraft, will take to the skies as part of the 18th instalment of the event. This includes daredevil wing walkers, precision aerobatics, coast guard demonstrations, a next generation Aer Lingus Airbus A321XLR and an aerial performance from the Irish Air Corps. Each act will fly against the maritime backdrop of the LÉ Samuel Beckett, courtesy of the Defence Force's Naval Service. The air display will begin at around 3pm on Bray's Victorian Promenade and is set to bring roughly €3.5 million to the local economy. The free event is the largest of its kind in Ireland and a highlight of the seaside town's Summer in Bray 2025 festivities. In addition, the event will feature a seafront funfair, food and craft village, and a static display which aims to educate visitors on a career with the Defence Forces. Organisers believe the festival's newly added Future of Flight Tech Zone will prove a popular exhibition due to the now over 7,500 Irish Aviation Authority registered drone operators in the country. Developed in collaboration with Dublin Drone Innovation Partnership, the event will highlight drone innovation and unmanned aviation, with VR simulators, live demos and educational talks on drone use and safety.
Irish Times
09-07-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Ballinteer two-bed with big south-facing garden a short walk from Dundrum Town Centre for €595,000
Address : 38 Ballinteer Gardens, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 Price : €595,000 Agent : Sherry FitzGerald View this property on It is one of life's coincidences that a pilot in the Irish Air Corps wound up buying a home in Ballinteer, Dublin 16, that was originally built in 1932 by the Irish Sailors' and Soldiers' Land Trust (ISSLT) for ex-servicemen of the first World War; the organisation's crest is still visible on the entrance pillars to the quiet cul-de-sac. 'Because of the very poor housing conditions in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century, a promise of housing after the war was used to tempt Irish recruits into the British army during the latter part of the Great War,' according to a 2014 paper, entitled Old Ballinteer, written by a local history group formed by Ballinteer Active Retirement Association. 'After independence, and despite the initial opposition of the new Free State government, the British authorities felt obliged to build homes for Irish ex-servicemen in Ireland. The Free State government in 1923 passed the Land Trust Act establishing the ISSLT to allow the provision of housing in Ireland by the British authorities for Irish ex-servicemen,' the paper says. Livingroom Kitchen Dining area South-facing back garden The owner of 38 Ballinteer Gardens – a two-bedroom redbrick home extending to 65sq m (700sq ft) – purchased it in 2011 and has now put it on the market in excellent condition with a well-tended south-facing garden, seeking €595,000 through Sherry FitzGerald. READ MORE The end-terrace home, with its entrance facing out to the right, looks neat from the road, with a gravel driveway to the house, bordered by ample shrubs. When the owner first moved in, he had double-glazed windows fitted in the gridded style of the originals. At that he also had the home insulated – it now has a C1 Ber – replumbed and the electrics refitted. You enter the home into a small entrance hallway at the foot of the stairs that leads into the livingroom to the front; it's a good-sized room that has a fireplace at its centre, with alcoves for shelving on either side. This room connects to the kitchen and dining area which is a bright rectangular space with the kitchen built into one corner with the dining space opposite. The kitchen, although fitted in 2011, looks fresh with white wooden units, wood-effect countertops and a grey metro-tile splashback. There is also a utility cupboard for the washing machine under the stairs. Main bedroom Second bedroom Bathroom A glazed back door opens to the immaculate back garden, which extends to about 18.5sq m in total. It has a spacious paved patio just outside the door, beyond which is a raised lawn bordered by lush shrubbery and flower beds. Back inside, the main double bedroom sits to the front of the first floor with a feature fireplace and built-in bookshelves. A smaller double lies to the rear – also with a fireplace – as well as the bathroom, which features a bath with a shower attachment and is fully tiled in a sandy shade. This walk-in home is also extremely well-located, with Dundrum Town Centre and Balally green-line Luas stop both within a 15-minute walk – the Luas takes about 20 minutes to reach St Stephen's Green in Dublin city centre. Access to the M50 is also close by as well as the hiking trails of the Dublin Mountains.
RTÉ News
03-07-2025
- RTÉ News
Defence Forces monitor Russian vessel off Irish coast
The Irish Defence Forces monitored a Russian cargo ship off the Irish coast yesterday. An Irish Air Corps maritime patrol aircraft was dispatched from Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel to the southeast coast of Ireland to investigate the vessel. Between 5pm and 5.20pm yesterday evening, the Air Corps monitored the vessel in the Celtic Sea. The Airbus C-295 is one of two new patrol aircraft which were delivered to the Defence Forces last year. The Russian general cargo ship 'BARENTS' made its way through the Celtic Sea and sailed north to the Irish Sea overnight. Marine trackers forecast that the vessel is headed towards Murmansk in Russia. Data shows that the ship passed near undersea cables which run through Irish waters. A spokesperson for the Defence Forces said it cannot comment for "operational security reasons". The vessel was sanctioned by the United States in May 2024 and is known for turning its transponder off, which is a characteristic of Russia's shadow fleet. According to MarineTraffic, the BARENTS' signal data disappeared just after midnight off the northwest coast of France and reappeared at 10.20am this morning near Ireland's south coast.
Extra.ie
01-07-2025
- Extra.ie
Two arrested on inflatable boat amid massive West Cork drugs bust
Two men have been arrested as they were intercepted off the West Cork Coast after a huge quantity of drugs was seized. On Tuesday, members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped a van in the Courtmacsherry area of Cork, arresting two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, following the seizure of cocaine. The seizure led to two further arrests, as a pair of men, also in their 30s and 40s, were pursued as they departed Broadstrand in Courtmacsheery in a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB). The Irish Naval ship, the L.É. William Butler Yeats was on patrol in the area as part of the Joint Task Force operation and responded to the RIB, alongside a Maritime patrol aircraft from the Irish Air Corps. Pic: Gareth Chaney/Collins An estimated €31m worth of cocaine was dropped to the shore and loaded into the van in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Acting on intelligence, a Joint Task Operation was carried out with the Irish Air Corps, Maritime patrol aircraft and Irish Naval Ship deployed to track down the men departing the area via the RIB. The Irish Naval ship, the L.É. William Butler Yeats was involved in the operation, with two Naval Service rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RIBs) and members of the ship sailing out to intercept the men fleeing the Cork coast. The suspect RIB was detained by Revenue Customs Services and the men on board were brought onto the L.É William Butler Yeats before the boat returned to Haulbowline Naval Base. All four men remain detained in Garda stations across Cork.
