VIDEO: Air India Disaster 30th Anniversary: 30 years on, Cork remembers Air India crash

Far removed from the main Air India commemoration in Ahakista, a number of people prayed in a Cork city cemetery yesterday to ensure two victims were not forgotten.

VIDEO: Air India Disaster 30th Anniversary: 30 years on, Cork remembers Air India crash

Anna Maria Alexander and her daughter Rena were both laid to rest in a single grave. They were the only two victims of the disaster buried in this country.

The commemoration was organised by Finbarr Archer, the Lord Mayor’s driver, who 30 years ago worked as an undertaker’s assistant and documented many of the deceased’s names.

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