Appetite for Distraction
What to watch this week: Recalling the 1968 Tuskar Rock tragedy
Fifty-four years ago, an Aer Lingus flight en route from Cork to London crashed into the sea leaving no survivors. In a documentary on Monday night, RTÉ speaks to the relatives of those who died
Reviews and previews by Emmanuel Kehoe and Nadine O’Regan
The Tuskar Rock Tragedy, Monday, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
On March 24, 1968, flight 712, an Aer Lingus Viscount turboprop, crashed into the sea just after noon off Tuskar Rock en route from Cork to London. There were no survivors. Of the 61 passengers and crew on board the St Phelim, only 14 bodies were ever recovered. Here, relatives of those who perished speak about their experience of loss, and the many theories about what happened. EK
