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# Eyes on the sky

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Look out your window tonight - there's a special meteor shower due over Ireland

There will be more than double the usual fireball activity associated with the annual Perseid outburst, which begins around 11pm Irish time.

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Aug 11th 2016, 6:03 AM

Hundreds of shooting stars will be visible over Ireland tonight

People viewing from dark rural skies should be able to see one or two shooting stars every minute.

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Dec 14th 2015, 6:00 PM

America's air traffic controllers are dangerously overworked - are Ireland's?

The IAA says no.

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Aug 11th 2015, 7:00 PM