News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

Wexford

Two people were injured in a plane crash in Co Wexford last week. The aircraft, an Avid MKIV flyer based at the Taghman airfield, was on a local flight with two people on board last Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred between 5.30pm and 6pm.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Transport said Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) personnel arrived on site at about 9.30pm last Sunday night and they completed a survey of the scene on Monday. One of the two men on board was taken Waterford Regional Hospital and the other was removed to Wexford General Hospital.
(Source: The Irish Times)

Wicklow

About 120 cattle died in a farm fire in south Wicklow last weekend. John Hollingsworth from Barniskey, Redcross, four miles from Arklow, had just brought his animals in off the land for winter housing when a massive fire destroyed four sheds where the cattle were being housed.

Some estimates say that up to 120 cattle died in the fire with the total loss to Mr Hollingsworth expected to be substantial.
(Source: The Wicklow People)
 

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