Principal of Castlelyons National School, Nelius de Roiste, seen here with dog handler, Padraig O'Keeffe and Mambo during last Friday morning's visit by the Irish coast guard helicopter. (John Ahern)

Last Friday, the whoomp-whoomp-whoomp of a Sikorsky S92 helicopter could be heard over Castlelyons. John Ahern gives us the low-down on what exactly went on in the village that day.

 

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