Man who died in Co Clare microlight aircraft crash named locally

It’s understood the accident occurred at around 4.45pm in field off the Ballard Road about a kilometre from Miltown Malbay on Sunday.

A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare that occurred this afternoon."

A man who died after the microlight aircraft he was piloting crashed in Co Clare yesterday afternoon has been named locally.

Michael Flynn, who's believed to have been in his 60s, passed away when the microlight aircraft he was piloting crashed at around 4.45pm on Sunday in a field off the Ballard Road about a kilometre from Miltown Malbay.