The aircraft flown in a fatal crash last month did not have any technical defects that contributed to the accident, investigators have found.

The Air Accident Investigation Unit and gardaí are investigating a fatal plane crash near Birr, County Offaly last night which claimed the lives of two men, one in his 30s and one in his 20s.

Two men were killed after a light aircraft crashed in Co Offaly yesterday, only minutes after take-off.

Two men have died after a light aircraft crash-landed near Birr, Co. Offaly this evening.

Paramedics are at the scene of a plane crash near Birr, Co. Offaly, where it is believed two men have died.