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In the very early hours of the 2nd of July 1999, Rescue 111, an Air Corps Dauphin, crashed in heavy fog into dunes at Tramore Beach, Co. Waterford. They were trying to return to Waterford Airport after a successful SAR mission. The 24 hour SAR service from Waterford Airport had only started the day before on the 1st of July 1999.

The crew that night were Captain Dave O’Flaherty, Captain Mick Baker, Sergeant Paddy Mooney and Corporal Niall Byrne, who gave their lives in the service of the state.

Go Mairidís Beo

QPR had beaten Leeds 2-0 at Loftus Park, meaning that Liverpool had to win or have a low scoring draw against relegation threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Wolves needed to win to try avoid relegation. Liverpool were 1-0 down with 14 minutes left to play, but goals from Kevin Keegan, Liverpool’s top scorer that season, John Toshack and Ray Kennedy changed that all. 6 days before, Liverpool had beaten Club Brugge 3-2 at home in the first leg of the Uefa Cup final, and had two weeks after winning the league before the second leg of the final away.