Helicopter w/ search light on in Drumcondra area

Konata

Anyone see the helicopter with the search light on hovering over the Drumcondra area for the last 20 mins or so? We live beside Croke Park on the Clonliffe Rd side and the light seemed to be focused on the other side of the stadium - perhaps the Drumcondra Road? The helicopter moved around but the light seemed focused on one spot.

just wondering if anyone else saw it or perhaps knew what it was doing?

Oscar Bravo

Probably the one of the Garda Choppers,tail number 256 or 272.

the scrote

fair play if you can read the tail number at this hour of the morning

starviewadams

Garda helicopter I'd say,it left Baldonnel about 40 mins ago.

Oscar Bravo

Theres only 2 of them Scrote,hence why i put the two numbers up.

chinwag

Yeah, I hear it hovering around D9. It does this sometimes at strange times during the night. Starview, how can you tell it left Baldonnel 40 mins ago? I'm just curious.

Ben D Bus

Did Bertie try to do a runner?

cruais

It's keeping me awake!:mad:

There must be something wrong. There's quite a few sirens going off too...

starviewadams

chinwag wrote: »

Yeah, I hear it hovering around D9. It does this sometimes at strange times during the night. Starview, how can you tell it left Baldonnel 40 mins ago? I'm just curious.

I live right beside Baldonnel,I usually notice it's comings and goings,especially at night.

lilblackdress

Was over the North circular road area with the search light shining down on the summerhill area for a good while around 00.15. Wonder what was going on!

Pretty Polly

Does anyone know anything more about why the helicopters were out last night? Like Cruais said, they kept me awake for a while too!

stinkle

Thought I saw on the rte website that a man fell in the Tolka. Apologies if ice the days mixed up, can't find the link at the mo and only have mobile internet

starviewadams

That happenned on Friday night:

http://www.herald.ie/news/man-dies-after-fall-in-tolka-on-way-home-3061133.html

wheres me jumpa

Often hear what I assume is the Garda helicopter after dark, must be doing a chipper drop to the Whitehall Garda station.

John Mason

the helicopter was out in Finglas last night around 7.40pm - anyone any idea:rolleyes:

am pretty sure they were perving on me in my pj's hanging the washing out :eek:

wheres me jumpa

irishbird wrote: »

am pretty sure they were perving on me in my pj's hanging the washing out :eek:

Try it again tonight!

John Mason

wheres me jumpa wrote: »

Try it again tonight!

i intend to, just waiting for the machine to finish