Gardaí investigating Longford helicopter crash release man

A man being questioned in connection with a helicopter crash in Longford on Wednesday has been released from Garda custody.

He was arrested last night at Dublin Airport.

Two men, the pilot and a passenger, escaped injury when the helicopter came down hitting the Rustic Inn Bar in Abbeyshrule just after 9pm on Wednesday night.

The second man on board was David Bruton, an award-winning aerobatic pilot and owner of Midland Aviation which is based at Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, about one mile from where the crash occurred.

The company declined to comment.

CCTV also captured the helicopter hovering a few feet above the Royal Canal before part of its propeller clipped the pub and spun the tail into the timber frame.