THE grieving mother of a young co-pilot killed in the Cork air crash described her son as “an all-action hero” devoted to a flying career.

Noel Hayes, the chairman of the airline Manx2, whose plane crashed at Cork Airport yesterday morning has said the two-man crew on board was fully qualified to operate the flight.

The two people discharged from hospital just over 24 hours after yesterday's plane crash in Cork have thanked the emergency services for their swift action, while the grieving mother of the young co-pilot killed in the crash has described her son as “an all-action hero”.