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Irish Mirror
National
Michael Hayes & Andrew Byrne

Footage shows plane's 'hairy' landing at Cork Airport during Storm Ciara

Footage shows an Aer Lingus plane battling harsh winds during a landing at Cork Airport after an aborted landing and circling over the sea for 20 minutes.

Chris O'Connor, a filmmaker with Cojo Films, captured the footage while flying from Paris, France, after the World Indoor Rowing Championships, as Storm Ciara brought gusts up to 130km/h to parts of the country.

The flight attendants can be heard reminding passengers of where their nearest emergency exits are, CorkBeo.ie reports.

The video also shows some very nervous passengers on board the flight.

Footage taken from inside the plane during the 'hairy' landing (Chris O'Connor of Cojo Films)

A rapturous applause at the end can be heard as passengers showed their relief that the pilot managed to ground safely after being in the air for an additional 20 minutes.

O'Connor said the first approach was aborted before the plane circled over the seas for 20 minutes.

He said the plane then made a "successful, if rather hairy landing at Cork".

As Storm Ciara moves away from Ireland, a cold snap has taken its place with Met Eireann warning the worst is yet to come.

A nationwide snow/ice warning is in place until midnight on Tuesday.

A warning has been issued to motorists in Limerick, Tipperary, Laois, Kildare, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wicklow as snow has been leading to hazardous driving conditions.

The AA said: "Remember it takes up to ten times longer to stop a car in snow or ice, so slow down and leave yourself extra space."

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Snow is expected to continue to hit several parts of the country over the next 36 hours.

The national forecaster has issued a statement as the cold snap is set to bring bitterly cold conditions and "significant wind chill".

A Met Eireann meteorologist said: "As Storm Ciara moves away today, colder air originating from Canada begins to feed down over Ireland.

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