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04 Apr 2026

WATCH: Army helicopter rushes injured man in the Midlands to hospital

The injured man was taken to hospital by helicopter

An army helicopter assisted in a medical emergency in the Midlands this morning, Thursday, April 4.

The helicopter landed in a parish sports field in Mountmellick in Laois. 

It took off with the patient on board at about 12 noon for a rapid transfer to hospital. 

It is understood that a man suffered an injury while carrying out works at a house in the estate. 

An ambulance and Gardai also attended the scene. 

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