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Helicopters over Dublin at night

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  • 18-10-2020 10:15pm
    #1
    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭


    Is it me or are there more than usual since this whole Covid thing began? Trying to get an early night and there it is again north Kildare / west Dublin.


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    dontpanic
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭dontpanic


    Yes! heard one last night hovering for quite a while over D4. was wondering what that was about.


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    Oscar Bravo
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    "ECHO 272" ,Garda heli, is currently operating around the Dublin City area.


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    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    "ECHO 272" ,Garda heli, is currently operating around the Dublin City area.

    Thanks, how do you know which helicopter?


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    r93kaey5p2izun
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    I'm in the same area. I haven't noticed any increase. Garda helicopter usually around most nights, that's just the norm.


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    Chalk McHugh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭Chalk McHugh


    A few weeks ago i thought i heard the constant hum of a chopper hovering over west Dublin at night. Went on for about a week or more.


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    Strumms
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    It’s very regularly over me now in north Dublin, any time of morning, day, night. They have two and a prop plane too...

    Garda-Air-Support-Unit-Pilatus-BN-2T-254-Gerry-Barron-620x350.jpg


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    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    2 Green ones around Palmerstown area about an hour ago.


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    gourcuff
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭gourcuff


    is dublin not typically like downtown baghdad ?


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    nthclare
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    Go on flight radar the next time you hear one and it'll be visible.

    Even some of the RAF plane's can be seen whizzing around the UK


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    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    nthclare wrote: »
    Go on flight radar the next time you hear one and it'll be visible.

    Even some of the RAF plane's can be seen whizzing around the UK

    Cool lil app, thanks for the tip.


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    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    Not a peep out of the Helicopters since I downloaded the app ha


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    thenightman
    Registered Users Posts: 561 ✭✭✭thenightman


    Garda ASU isn't visible on flightradar app, neither are any of the air corps helicopters. Coastguard helis are though.


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