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Social Media Used to Crack Down on Illegal Drone Use

January 3, 2018 theDroneInfodrone regulations, drones, Ireland0 comment

Illegal Drone Use Monitored on Social Media People flying drones illegally may be caught via social media. As the number of drones registered in Ireland is set to pass more than 10,000 next year, the public is reporting illegally-captured photos and videos posted on social media to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). There are strict rules governing drone use under the Small Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) and Rockets Order, which came into force at the end of 2015. The order requires all drones that weigh over 1kg to be registered with…

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Video tour – Kinnitty Castle by Drone Girl Ireland

July 16, 2015 theDroneInfodrone girl ireland, Ireland, Kinnitty Castle0 comment

Drone Girl Ireland takes us on another amazing video tour, this time of Kinnitty Castle, a 19th-century gothic revival castle in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland. Located in north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, Kinnitty Castle was destroyed in 1209 and was rebuilt by the Normans in 1213.

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Video tour of Duckett’s Grove, Carlow, Ireland by Drone Girl Ireland

June 29, 2015December 13, 2016 theDroneInfoDuckett’s Grove, Ireland0 comment

Duckett’s Grove was built around 1830 by William Duckett and is located in County Carlow, Ireland. Drone Girl Ireland provides us a great video tour According to Abandoned Ireland: “The towers and turrets of Duckett’s Grove formerly centred on a 12,000 acre estate have dominated the landscape for over 200 years. The mansion was transformed into a spectacular castellated Gothic fantasy by Thomas A. Cobden for J. D. Duckett in 1830. The building incorporates numerous round, square and octagonal towers and turrets. One very tall octagonal turret rises from…

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Video tour of Black Castle ruins by Drone Girl Ireland

June 23, 2015 theDroneInfoBlack Castle ruins, Ireland0 comment

The Black castle ruin stands on a rock over the sea. Following the arrival of the Norman’s in 1169 Earl Strongbow was granted the land along the East Coast of Wicklow. The Drone Girl Ireland once again takes us on an amazing video tour, this time of The Black Castle ruins, near Wicklow, Ireland. Enjoy the video tour!

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Video tour of Powerscourt waterfall by Drone Girl Ireland

June 5, 2015December 13, 2016 theDroneInfodrone girl ireland, Ireland, Powerscourt waterfall0 comment

Powerscourt Waterfall is located on the river Dargle – Enniskerry, County Wicklow, in Ireland. Drone Girl Ireland provides us a great video tour The Powerscourt Waterfall is the highest in Ireland. The Estate’s web page notes: “Powerscourt Waterfall is Ireland’s highest at 121m (398ft.) and is 5km from the Main Estate. It is set in one of Ireland’s most beautiful parklands at the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. As you drive from the gatelodge towards the Waterfall you are surrounded by Beech, Oak, Larch and Pine trees some of…

The Drone Girl Ireland tours Trim Castle – County Meath, Ireland

May 30, 2015December 13, 2016 theDroneInfoaerial video, County Meath, Ireland, trim castle0 comment

Another great video outside Trim Castle, a Norman castle – south bank of the River Boyne – Trim, County Meath, Ireland. The Drone Girl Ireland creates amazing aerial video with her Yuneec Q500 drone. In this video tour she shows us Trim Castle, a film made famous to many through the Mel Gibson movie, Braveheart. Wikipedia includes the following information about the castle: “The Castle was used as a centre of Norman administration for the Lordship of Meath, one of the new administrative areas of Ireland created by King…

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Flying around Johnstown Castle in Wexford Ireland

May 15, 2015 theDroneInfoIreland, johnstown castle0 comment

Drone Girl once again takes us on a journey through Ireland, this time to Johnstown Castle According to the Wexford, Ireland, website: “The harmony between great Victorian revival castles and their surrounding ornamental grounds is rarely seen to such perfection as at Johnstown Castle. The mature woodlands and lakes of this demesne provide the perfect setting for this turreted, battlemented and machicolated castle of gleaming silver-grey ashlar, built for the Grogan Morgan family between 1810 and 1855 and incorporating part of a more ancient castle. The property was presented as a gift to the Irish Nation…

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A video tour of the Papal Cross in Dublin, Ireland

May 7, 2015 theDroneInfoaerial video, aerial videography, Dublin, Ireland, the papal cross0 comment

The Papal Cross, Phoenix Park. Dublin City The Drone Girl always does an incredible job of aerial videography throughout Ireland. In this video she takes us to see The Papal Cross. Curious Ireland has this information about the cross, it says it is: “…a simple large white cross that was erected near the edge of the Fifteen Acres area in Phoenix Park for the Papal visit of Pope John Paul II on the 29th September 1979. On this day, Pope John Paul II delivered an open-air sermon to more than…

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Drone Girl takes us on a flight in Galway Ireland

April 30, 2015 theDroneInfogalway ireland, Ireland, video0 comment

A beautiful drone flight over a lake in Galway Ireland kolpinchen670 / Pixabay Drone Girl takes her new Yuneec Q500 Typhoon Quadcopter on a flight over a beautiful lake in Galway Ireland. Her use of music and high quality video is always worth checking out and this time is clearly no different. The video quality has only gotten better as time goes on, and the video of the Yuneec avoiding a seagull attack is great. Have you ever been to Galway? If you have, any you have any great videos,…

Glendalough DJI Aerial Video

April 8, 2015 theDroneInfoaerial video, Ireland0 comment

Glendalough DJI Aerial Video from DJI Quadcopter Girl.