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Micheál Martin's party has seen a three point bump in the latest poll. RollingNews.ie

Fianna Fáil sees boost in support in latest opinion poll

Fine Gael is holding steady at 32% but the gap is closing.

SUPPORT FOR FIANNA Fáil may be growing, according to a new opinion poll which puts just 3% between the two main political parties in Ireland.

The Red C/Sunday Business Post poll findings show no change for Fine Gael at 32%, while Fianna Fáil jumped three points to 29%.

Sinn Féin is down one point to 14%, Labour is at 6% and the Independent Alliance is at 3%.

Support for the Greens and Social Democrats is at 2%, while Solidarity/People Before Profit dropped two points to 1%.

The Sunday Business Post said the poll was taken at a time when Fianna Fáil was voicing its strong opposition to the potential sale of 18,000 Permanent TSB mortgages to an unregulated vulture fund.

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    Mute Denis McClean
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    Mar 16th 2018, 1:10 PM

    Multiple carts before horses and fields with open gates come to mind.

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    Mute Paul O Faolain
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    Mar 16th 2018, 1:47 PM

    Was it pilot error or something else,does anyone know the answer

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    Mar 16th 2018, 2:11 PM

    @Paul O Faolain: Ad with most accidents, it’s a sequence of events that led to it. Also, worth noting, that the purpose of the investigation is to prevent a repeat, rather than put a blame or liability on somebody.

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    Mar 16th 2018, 2:53 PM

    @Paul O Faolain: The investigation is ongoing. There is a requirement to publish a report 1 year after the event if the case is still open which is what today’s update is about. A lot of things had to line up for this tragedy to happen so there will be no clear and simple answer.

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    Mar 16th 2018, 3:39 PM

    Investigation ongoing. I would like to know is it correct the pilot repeatedly ignored radar alarms of an “imminent collision” take evasive action! It doesn’t matter it wasn’t on her chart.

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    Mar 16th 2018, 4:01 PM

    @Hugh Legat: good man Hugh, “you’d like to know”. Do you mind me asking why you’d like to know? What use will the information be to you once you have it?

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    Mar 16th 2018, 5:10 PM

    @Hugh Legat: A lot of reading but avoiding the proverbial elephant (lighthouse) in the room. A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation.

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    Mar 16th 2018, 10:35 PM

    @Hugh Legat: is it the ground proximity warning system that gives the warning you refer to.

    Because an earlier finding was that Blackrock was not on whatever mapping the ground proximity warning uses.

    I see on RTE that the investigation is continuing and that warning systems are one of the things that will continue to be looked at.

    Best wait for the FINAL report before rushing to assume the pilot ignored warmings.

    Quite striking in my eyes to see a reccomendation for review of SYSTEMS and how the SAR operations operate “if it was as simple as a pilot ignoring a warning”.

    Can’t help but suspect that theres a POSSIBILITY that investigators see wider system flaws as at the very least a POTENTIAL contributory factor in the crash.

    They aren’t making recommendations for fun. They are likely making them because the investigation is uncovering things pointing them to a NEED for one.

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    Mar 17th 2018, 9:09 AM

    @Ohhh_reeally: landing gear down 9 miles out
    Legat has a point

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    Mute Quentin Moriarty
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    Mar 16th 2018, 5:32 PM

    Altitude approach protocols a priority

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    Mute Martin Dale
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    Mar 16th 2018, 3:37 PM

    Proper order

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    Mar 17th 2018, 6:24 PM

    “Professional” Pilot error is never a root cause of air accidents when viewed from an engineering perspective. It is a systems or process error. This is the second helicopter crash after Tramore. The root cause of both must be identified.

    Even at speed a good on board radar system will give ample advanced warning of impending collision and should intervene in aircraft flight to avoid it.

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