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Again with the helicopters

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  • 17-09-2010 3:25pm
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    blakerobinson
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭


    What was with the incredibly noisy helicopters circling just infront of the sandyford m50 exit today?? They were there from about 3pm till 3.20pm. Are they looking for something or did something serious happen??? There were two black army ones and a normal looking one. Whats causing all the helicopters :|


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    Cookie_Monster
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    currency shipment to or from the mint


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    Fattes
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    Irish Army does not operate any black birds?


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    CharlieCroker
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    Fattes wrote: »
    Irish Army does not operate any black birds?
    Irish ARMY doesn't operate ANY aircraft!


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    Fattes
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    Apologies,

    Air corps does not have any black birds :) unless they have opened up a skunk works in Baldonnal


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    blakerobinson
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    Who operates the black helicopters then? Have they got weapons??


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    Cookie_Monster
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    blakerobinson wrote: »
    Who operates the black helicopters then? Have they got weapons??

    try aircraft & aviation forum, may get some answers in Soc category


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    whitesands
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    Again, they had the same on monday just gone, 3 helicopters, more army jeeps than I could count protecting 3 articulated lorries.


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    CharlieCroker
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    i'll guess that they were dark green:
    iac_aw139_01.jpg

    iac_ec135_01.jpg


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    Abelloid
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    blakerobinson wrote: »
    What was with the incredibly noisy helicopters circling just infront of the sandyford m50 exit today?? They were there from about 3pm till 3.20pm. Are they looking for something or did something serious happen??? There were two black army ones and a normal looking one. Whats causing all the helicopters :|

    Stuck in traffic?


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    blakerobinson
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭blakerobinson


    No i live in an estate down the road from the exit. Near the beacon hospital. They actually flew right over my house circling towards the m50 and then back over my house a few times. I got bored and went back inside and they flew off, didnt see what direction.


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    calex71
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    Currency heading to the mint then I'd say based on locations. Here's one that I was curious about, do they actually print the money here in the mint and just import the paper etc? Probably a silly question :(


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    IRE60
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    "Irish ARMY doesn't operate ANY aircraft!!"

    The Air Corps is a division of the Irish army - is it not?


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    Ghost Train
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    Noticed the same a few weeks back, about 6 over m50 sandyford area, was wondering what the feck was going on


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    calex71
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    IRE60 wrote: »
    "Irish ARMY doesn't operate ANY aircraft!!"

    The Air Corps is a division of the Irish army - is it not?

    Both are divisions of the defence forces as the navy would be also.

    http://www.military.ie/dfhq/overview/organisation/org.htm


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    Agent Smith
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    Can we stay somewhat on topic?


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    Son Of A Vidic
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    IRE60 wrote: »
    "Irish ARMY doesn't operate ANY aircraft!!"

    The Air Corps is a division of the Irish army - is it not?

    We have nothing in our military of a normal divisional size/strength.


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    Paul S
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭Paul S


    Well our infantry is some of the heaviest equipped infantry in Europe per platoon.


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