TV review: The Tuskar Rock Tragedy is all about the people left behind

This documentary makes quietly powerful TV — showing us that the victims of the crash are still remembered, frozen in time, always loved
TV review: The Tuskar Rock Tragedy is all about the people left behind

The Tuskar Rock Tragedy: the worst crash in Irish aviation history. Aer Lingus flight 712 crashed off the Wexford coast in 1968. Pictured: the pilot, Barney O'Beirne; and the co-pilot was Paul Heffernan

There are two sides to The Tuskar Rock Tragedy (RTÉ One Monday and RTÉ Player).

The documentary tells the story of the worst crash in Irish aviation history, when Aer Lingus flight 712 departed from Cork Airport and crashed off the Wexford coast in 1968, leaving 61 people dead.

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