Irishman witnesses ‘utter tragedy’ on Westminster bridge

An Irishman who narrowly escaped being directly caught up in Wednesday’s terror attack in London says he was thinking of the crew of Rescue 116 helicopter when he came onto the scene on Westminster Bridge.

Michael Kingston, a native of Goleen in West Cork and now an international maritime lawyer based in London, recalled the events of Wednesday as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, confirmed that an Irish person was injured in the attack, after British Prime Minister Theresa May had earlier told the Commons that an Irish national, understood to be a woman, was among those hurt.

Tánaiste, Frances Fitzgerald, later said that the injuries suffered by the Irish person are not life threatening, although the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Irish Embassy in Lonon, the London Metropolitan Police and the UK Foreign Office all said they will not be releasing any further details.