‘We heard on radio about deaths. We knew it was Colm’

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

Matt Clancy had only heard earlier that his son Colm, 34, had gone missing during a training flight.

The Donegal accountant and his wife, Betty, jumped in their car to make the long journey from their home in Gaoth Dobhair, West Donegal, to Weston Airport in Dublin, where Colm was based.