Heartbreaking tributes paid to young Defence Forces officer found dead at Air Corps HQ
Lieutenant Conal Sheeran of the Irish Air Corps, who was found dead by his colleagues in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel
The Defence Forces have paid tribute to this young officer after he was found dead at the HQ of the Air Corps.
Lieutenant Conal Sheeran, who was just 30, was found in an unresponsive state by colleagues in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, south County Dublin on Monday evening.
Lt Sheeran was from Athlone in Co Westmeath and had been in the Defence Forces for 11 years.
He initially joined as a recruit in the Army’s 1 Infantry Battalion in 2012, before joining the 70th Air Corps Apprentice Class later that year.
He graduated from this training in 2016 and then became a member of the 36th Air Corps Cadet Class in 2017.
He completed this training and was commissioned as an Officer in the Air Corps in 2020.
The Defence Forces last night said Lt Sheeran served in a number of appointments, including the Flight Training School, 506 Squadron and No.5 Ops Wing HQ.
He also completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Military Aviation Technology in NUI Galway.
The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy paid tribute to him last night.
He said: “Today the Air Corps and Óglaigh na hÉireann have lost a fine colleague and a better friend.
“All of us in Óglaigh na hÉireann extend our deepest sympathies to the family and the friends of Lt Sheeran, and to all those who were lucky enough to have known him, in whatever capacity that it was. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten.
“Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis”.
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