Just 80 out of 4,000 drone users here are licensed to fly them – as the number of drones in use here continues to rise.

The Irish Coast Guard now has one of the most modern and effective helicopter fleets in the world, according to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar.

Air accident investigators are to examine whether a flight instructor and trainee pilot killed in a light aircraft crash were alerted to a problem shortly after take-off.

Golfing superstar Padraig Harrington has put his luxury private jet up for sale — less than two years after forking out around $2m (€1.5m) for the ultimate status symbol.

A Meath aviation broker known as “The Boxer” who was jailed for conspiring to import €7m in drugs has been ordered to hand over precious stones and over €200,000 to the State.

A loving father has told how he heard about his helicopter pilot son’s tragic death on his car radio.

The airport previously owned by high-flying businessman Jim Mansfield is being sold at a down-to-earth price of €3 million.

THE Government is set to make a decision on the introduction of an air ambulance service next month, following talks with a number of providers.

The country's first ever 24-hour air ambulance service will begin operating this morning at Dublin Airport.

A dedicated 24-7 air ambulance service is to operate from Dublin Airport from tomorrow.

THE 14-year-old girl deprived of a liver transplant due to failures in the Irish system has said she is not angry but “just annoyed” that she missed out on the life-changing transplant.

THE father of a Co Leitrim teenager who needs a liver transplant said he has been reassured that there is no need to relocate his family to Dublin or London to ensure her place on the waiting list for a donor organ.

NAMA is to introduce a deferred payments scheme in an effort to kick-start the property market as it yesterday released details of 847 properties that are in receivership or administration.

ARMED air corps aircraft were scrambled to intercept a helicopter entering Dublin airspace minutes before Queen Elizabeth II landed in the city, the Defence Forces have confirmed.

Air accident investigators today hit out at a private flight school, branding its supervision of instructors unsatisfactory, after two men were killed in a training flight.

The Air Accident Investigation unit has released its report on a fatal helicopter crash in Co. Kildare last year.

A Meath aviation broker known as “The Boxer” has been sentenced to twelve years in prison with two suspended for conspiring to import €7m of heroin and cocaine from Belgium.

A Meath aviation broker known as “The Boxer” will be sentenced later for conspiring to import €7m of heroin and cocaine from Belgium.

Meath aviation broker has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import 50kg of heroin worth €10m from Belgium.

ALMOST a day elapsed before the emergency services were alerted to the disappearance of a helicopter, found crashed, with two crew dead on board.

Investigators probing a helicopter crash that killed a flying instructor and his student revealed today they are concerned the aircraft was missing overnight before anyone noticed.

Air accident investigators are trying to establish the cause of a helicopter crash in Co Kildare which claimed the lives of two men on Wednesday evening.

A training instructor and a student pilot have died in a helicopter crash in the Bog of Allen in Co Kildare.

DRUG smuggling prevention measures at ports and airports are in a “shambolic state” despite Government assurances of further resources and security measures.

Documents sought from the Belgian justice authorities by a Meath aviation broker accused of attempting to import heroin valued at €10m have been received, a court has been told.

Counsel in the case of a Meath aviation broker accused of attempting to import heroin valued at €10m have agreed on a letter to be sent to Belgium authorities seeking information on his alleged co-conspirators.

THE Claret Jug coveted by golfers the world over made a return journey to Dublin last night as Open champion Pádraig Harrington came home to a hero’s welcome.

Judge Tony Hunt is to write to Belgium authorities requesting information concerning an attempt to import €10m worth of heroin into Weston Airport in Kildare.

A man remains in a critical condition in hospital following a light aircraft crash near Knock Airport in Co Mayo yesterday.

One man died and another was seriously injured in a light plane crash in Co Mayo, according to gardaí.

It has been revealed that a private Co Kildare airport has been facilitating foreign flights without any legal permission.

A 36-year-old aviation broker appeared before Dublin District Court today charged in connection with last week’s seizure of €10m of heroin at a small airport in Belgium.