Air France, Airbus to stand trial over 2009 crash in which three Irish died

Three Irish women, Dr Aisling Butler, Dr Jane Deasy and Dr Eithne Walls, lost their lives in the crash

Aisling Butler (26) of Roscrea, Co Tipperary, Jane Deasy (27) from Dublin and Eithne Walls (28), from Co Down, were among those who lost their lives in the crash

Air France and Airbus should stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges over a 2009 crash in the Atlantic Ocean which killed 228 people, a French court has ruled.

Air France flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed on June 1 2009 killing everyone on board.