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13th May 2018
10:35pm BST

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The aircraft took off from the airstrip at Clonbullogue and went down in an area of bog and woodland, near the Mountlucas wind farm between Edenderry and Daingean.
The aircraft took off from Clonbullogue Airfield with 16 parachutists on board at around 2.30pm; all 16 made their jump from the aircraft. However, witnesses then saw the aircraft crash shortly afterwards.
"It is understood the pilot is from the UK, while the boy is the son of a member of the Parachute Club," says RTÉ.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit said it was alerted to the incident just after 3pm.Explore more on these topics: