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COMMUTER AIRLINE Manx2 has announced it will withdraw all services on its Belfast-Cork route from next month, in the wake of the air crash at Cork airport earlier this month in which six people were killed.
In a statement released this evening, the airline said it had carried out an operational review of the route, on which the ill-fated flight had been travelling when it crashed on landing shortly before 10am on February 10.
The company said it would continue to operate the flight for two weeks, until March 13, in order to minimise passenger disruption, but that all bookings for after that date would be fully refunded.
The airline’s other routes would remain fully operational, however.
Manx2 had launched the route on which flight MN7100 was travelling just last September, with flights beginning on September 8.
The route had only been taken up by Manx2 after Aer Arann had withdrawn its services on the route last summer after it went into examinership.
Manx2 had operated two daily flights in each direction along the route.
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Great actor, RIP.
Love Liza what a film, happiness even better. Great actor, always enjoy films he was in!
Another victim of prescription drugs. Hollywood needs to get its house in order.
He was found with a hypodermic needle.
It may not have been prescription.
We’ll know in due course from the coroner.
He said he took up taking heroin after being addicted to prescription medication.
It quite possibly was heroin. He admitted snorting heroin before and was in rehab last year for it along with prescription drugs.
Very sad, a talented actor, who obviously was fighting a lot of inner demons.RIP.
Capote. Brilliant Film. Great Actor.
Everyone is shocked and appalled as usual when someone remotely famous dies. They never mention the person before and tomorrow will forget all about him. The posts on the internet would make you think that most people had just lost a close relative. Learn your lesson kids-stay away from drugs.
Put away your bible Tom. You’re giving me the urge to take drugs.
Terrific in A String Quartette which I saw recently. Sadly missed big man
What’s wrong with mourning the loss of someone you liked?
You sanctimonious twit
its reported that he died of a heroin overdose and was found with the needle still in his arm….so no prescrition drugs here
CNN reported needle, arm and heroin found.
Actor and junkie.
And your point is Dave?….
The point is he was an actor and a junkie. I Thought that was obvious
He said himself if it wasn’t for getting the part in Scent of a woman he wouldn’t of made it..
Happiness was brilliant, he was brilliant in it. What a sad loss. May he RIP.
Insensitive twit.
Your the lowlife RIP and hope his family don’t have to read any hurtful negative disgusting comments about their dad son brother uncle husband nephew grandson
Tom, your an idiot
TBH I only became aware of him in the last 3 or 4 years. I stopped watching TV and films about 20 years ago, entertainment news is a big no no for me as well.
However, about a year ago I ended up watching an interview with Truman Capote on youtube. Afterwards I came a cross a reference to Philip’s portrayal of him so I downloaded it and watched it. Superb performance.
That said, and no disrespect meant either, the UK actor Toby Jones gave a far better performance as Capote.
@john thomas et all I stand over the valid points I have made but what is more concerning here is the fact that on a public forum here you are suggesting that I commit suicide by an overdose because you disagree with what my opinion is , shame on you and the journal to allow such a vile suggestion to be made public, grow a pair and say it to my face and lets see how intelligent you are !!!!! Gimp
Explain Sarah? Is it that it’s A Late Quartet? Or are you just one of those tedious idiots?
Actually Ib Jorgensen, your comment above was idiotic and ill informed.
Do you have evidence that people with addictions get addicted through choice?
“or a father to end up like this shows what a weak fool he really was”
Perhaps he was in fact extraordinarily strong for making it to 46 years old when he may have wanted to kill himself since he was 12. What do you know about it?
I’m looking forward to your response.
His comment was not ill informed, it hit the nail on the head. Mr Seymor was an amazing thespian, way beyond the realms of a regular actor, but he was an idiot, albiet a fcuking idiot. No one at any point if his life stuck a needle in his arm, he did it! Its time you all realised that addicts are a victim of themselves, only themselves. Stop blaming circumstances for their inability to live a productive life , so many have come from less and achieved so much more.
Well david, addictions come in all shapes and sizes – but the end results are the same. There’s a case just reported on in the IT on an anorexic girl that won’t accept food, bulimia, sex addiction, drug addiction, drink addiction, prescription drug addiction and on it goes.
” Its time you all realised that addicts are a victim of themselves, only themselves.”
Actually it’s time you realized that in terms of the mood altering addictions, that’s not so. Take for example a baby born to a heroin addict that’s born an addict.
In fact research shows very clearly that if you were born to alcoholic parents and adopted at 6 weeks old your likelihood of alcoholism is still 6 times higher than the general population.
“so many have come from less and achieved so much more.”
And so many of our greatest achievers end up addicts and dead.
What’s your point David? Tough love? I’d say it’s likely those same people had an overdose of tough love in the first place.
And that baby can be weaned off of the substance that they deem him or her to be addicted to, without need for a lifetime subscription to a methadone clinic or a free bus pass, or a free ride in life. Addiction is a personal choice, which affects all , including those inutero, it becomes an elephant they never asked for. As for those other asshats who hang on O’Connell , they saw junkies as they grew up, they werent forced to do it, they chose it, they own it .
“Addiction is a personal choice, which affects all , including those inutero, it becomes an elephant they never asked for”
“As for those other asshats who hang on O’Connell , they saw junkies as they grew up, they werent forced to do it, they chose it, they own it”
There you go again.
The one true and only study carried out on alcoholism started off at the end off WW2. It ran as a longitudinal study by Harvard university for nearly 70 years. It followed 600 addicts, and their children, and even grandchildren.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natural_History_of_Alcoholism_Revisited
Track down the book, or post you email and I’ll email it to you on pdf if you want to save yourself the e30. It getting difficult to find in print. But it’s also considered the greatest book ever published (as it has research) on addiction ever published.
You’re way wrong David, and prejudice is not the answer.
How or why he died does not matter now. The fact is, his family and friends are suffering and insensitive assumptions don’t help the matter. Show a bit of respect and class and keep your opinions on his death to yourselves.
Not prescription drugs, he lives in NYC not Hollywood. You need to get your facts in order before you post!
@clark ok so you are an expert on addiction and you have studied it for 20 years or more big deal all facts and no kop on , get over it and yourself , and I have heard fossets circus are recruiting, you have what it takes also grow a pair
Idiot
Was just watching red dragon last night and saying what a superb actor he is. Rip
Yeah that’s a great film! Rip good actor!
Same as!
Usually the stand-out actor in each of his films, regardless of his role or who he’s acting alongside. One of the greats.
RIP – great actor
Rip big man, loved u in along came Polly .
” ahemmmmmmmmm ahemmmmmmmmm”
ICE MAN! RAINDANCE! LET IT RAIN! WHITE CHOCOLATE! He was brilliant. I kept waiting for them to make a full film with him as Sandy Lyle.
Him describing a “shart” in that movie was ridiculously funny!
Genuinely shocked.
Huge fan of his work.
RIP Phil.
Such sad news. He was one of my favorite actors. He’ll be sorely missed. R.I.P
Rip Philip, such a great actor. Jim Careys tweet was so beautiful and so true, “For the most sensitive among us, the noise can be too much”.
That one had me in tears. So sad that such an amazing actor has died. Rip
Dont believe no one mentioned him as the school priest in doubt. Fantastic film, hoffman was bang on as the creepy priest
People making comments that’s it’s sad he died. Anyone who takes drugs knows the danger. Don’t want to die from drugs? Don’t use drugs. Simples. Cue the bullshit backlash about people who feel sorry that he died yet don’t bat an eyelid when an addict dies on a cold, dirty street in cities around Ireland everyday.
That logic could be applied to anything we do such as, don’t want to die in a car-crash, don’t drive a car. He was an A grade actor that made some amazing films, and people are just expressing their loss at hearing the sad news. Of course it is sad that other people die of drug overdoses.
It’s human nature to think illogically.
ever hear that saying about walking a mile in another mans shoes Alan? you have no idea why he used drugs, or how hard it is to get off hard drugs. also. John Kelly. Your Pic. Wa Da Fak Man!?
RIP.
Fantastic actor.
Shocked to hear of his death… giant of an actor. A huge loss ..RIP
Loved him in Charlie Wilson’s war! Played a blinder. RIP.
Most under-appreciated actor of his generation. The word genius is over used and abused, but there goes one. This is so genuinely heart-breaking.
Such a damn shame a very fine actor rip
Why are all the good ones dying?? RIP Philip
Just watched him last night, fantastic actor. Sad news.
Why the fu€k does anyone with half a brain take heroin
Couldnt have said it better Chris
Cause they only got half a brain …. I guess
Demons, demons, demons. Great actor, like a modern day Orson Welles.
Great pity, terrible shame. May he rest in peace.
Brilliant actor, loved him in many roles but especially The Big Lebowski.
Great actor, one of my favourite, rest in peace
Great actor, just goes to show no matter how great you are the Spector of depression and loneliness can set in.
How do you know he was depressed
Did you know him
“The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long “ A wonderful actor. Very sad news!
RIP. Great actor, loved him in Almost Famous. “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool”
Never heard of him,must not of been that great an actor.
Either way he’s brown bread… R.I.P
Your ignorance knows no bounds apparently.
Stunning
Just stunning
He never heard of you either wright, Ya dope ya.
There is no limit to how much of a douche Weight Sean is.
He does it for attention. Probably very lonely or unhappy with how his life has panned out
I honestly never heard of him, i said R.I.P didn’t i ???
Never heard of you..
I honestly think that people who comment here solely to get under people’s skin should be banned.
I get abuse because i am not grieving over someone i never heard of ???Even if i did hear of him i wouldn’t care that much if i never met him or was friends with him why should i mourn?
That’s what wrong with you people you are obsessed with celebrities, you live your life admiring and worshiping someone you never even met,i may add you mean nothing too them either you are just a cash cow.
That’s why you will never achieve greatness .
“I haven’t heard of him…. He must not have been that good an actor”.
…. & your still not clever enough to see why everyone thinks you’re a toss*r.
R.i.p he was a good actor
R.I.P. A great actor. I watched him in the talented Mr. Ripley the other night, what a loss.
Such a great actor and his roles were so diverse, from award winning Capote to Along came Polly. I still laugh every time I think about the ‘Shart’ scene. RIP.
Great actor. He’ll be sadly missed. I loved him as Brandt in The Big Lewbowski
It always drugs. Sad how no matter how much money people have people still feel the need to put this sh1te into their bodies to cod themselves into thinking they have a good life.
What are you talking about “to cod themselves into thinking they have a good life”. Most people addicted to drugs are trying to escape their reality & what has money got to do with addiction ?
Synecdoche had to watch it twice, a brilliant movie.
Watched the remake of red dragon last night, god, that man was an actor.
One of the better ones.
Goodnight Philip, sleep well.
What a waste. Sad news.
Great actor
From Capote to kaput! RIP
A(nother) junkie dies in USA.
The whole world is shocked and saddened for this specific one.
I don’t understand why.
You lack empathy. What chemicals one consumes is neither here nor there.
It’s very sad that he has died. However, your run of the mill, non-famous heroin addict dies with the needle in his arm, and where is the outpouring of sympathy? Just because this man was a talented actor, he has been elevated above junkie status, when in reality, the only difference is that he was found in a nice Manhattan apartment instead of a dingy flat or alley.
Maria, I must say I was thinking something similar but from a different angle.
The fact that someone who was a junkie could also be such a powerful and moving and engaging actor, and could garner such tributes from those who knew him as also being a wonderful human being should make us all think twice about how ready we are to dismiss junkies we see on the streets.
It’s so easy to say (like Alan above) “everyone knows drugs are bad so don’t do drugs”, but it’s just a refusal to engage with, let alone try to understand, the realities of addiction, of how and why people start down that road, and how hard it is to escape it.
Yes, people will be kinder and more forgiving of this particular junkie because he was a terrific and deservedly much-loved actor. But we should refuse the double standard, not by condemning PSH for his addiction, but by *not condemning other non-famous junkies for theirs.
Good point
yes, let’s not judge anyone!
There’s no such thing as good or bad.
My God almighty, i HATE liberals!!
That is a rather ungodly statement
This is the exact same article word for word which I just read on the Rolling Stone website…..Anyway, may he rest in peace. http://m.rollingstone.com/movies/news/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-manhattan-apartment-20140202
It’s AFP…no mystery.
Ouch! Where is the ‘additional reporting’…..
There’s no additional reporting. AFP is down as the author as this piece.
Entertainment sites like Rolling Stone and thejournal.ie typically use AFP stories for the news parts of their websites.
Thanks!
And Yahoo! news… Ev-e-ry article the same.
Oooh …… Are you suggesting plagiarism ?
Very good actor. He did well in Charlie Wilson’s war and most recently in the Hunger Games. He will be missed.
Found with a needle in his arm – oops. RIP
He made some great movies, sad loss for his family
Logic prevails. He is a man, yes he had a job that made his work accessible to everyone, but I do not get why it makes the news. We are a world who idolise these people for no other reason than they did something in front of a camera. Rip to the man, but the man who goes out and works everyday to provide for his family is more of a man in my opinion
A lost talent but a drug addict by choice so just like all the others in the end, don’t martyr him
“Addict by choice”?! Contradiction in terms.
Yes, he may have chosen to take hard drugs at one point, and I’m sure he knew far better than you that that was a mistake. But once you are addicted your choice is much diminished. So easy to condemn people when you don’t take the time or the thought to consider the realities. And the reality is no one is an “addict by choice”.
Much admired ,this guy could act capote probably was his finest work . Rest in peace .
At least the coroners report will tell the truth. In Ireland we fudge the truth when it comes to cocaine overdose or death caused by cocaine. It is put down as heart failure to help the family avoid shame etc.
Incredible actor – end of. RIP XXX
Best film scent of a woman
That and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Ah! That’s where I remember him from.
I loved him in “The Savages” and “Magnolia”, but he was brilliant in just about everything he did. So sad.
Hated/ loved him in the Talented Mr Ripley. So sad he’s gone- troubled soul :(((((
It would be very boring place and The Journal know this ,Jean ..lol
This is our concern Dude. RIP
Sound lad seem decent. See you in the next one bud. Back to the ether with ya.
great talent, such a waste, very sad!
Loved him in ‘Master’! Very sad loss to the acting industry. RIP!! :(
OMG I am shocked… not that he died on an overdose that fits to him but he was one of the very big one for me… wow RIP PSH!!!
I loved him in DOUBT amazing role!
Stop trying to pretend you’ve been personally bereaved every time a famous person dies. It’s unseemly.
2 great actors from that video, gone before their time. Rest in heaven phil hoffman and heath ledger. You’ll be sadly missed x
I just watched him in The Hunger Games, and I thought he was the best character in it. It’s disappointing that a large amount of our favourite stars turn out to be junkies
Very sad, terrific actor, only saw him recently in Before The Devil Knows Your Dead, great film, RIP
Now they could introduce mandatory drug checks for all of the actors or so called Idols that are leading by example. Having said that though that is a very sad news.
Who’s ‘They’?
Sorry my mistake,film producers.
Been trying to find out if this is a hoax.
http://en.mediamass.net/people/philip-seymour-hoffman/deathhoax.html
Have seen the story spread but no additional reporting. Washington Post seems to be first to carry a report.
So sad to discover what was a hoax turned out to be true.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/philip-seymour-hoffman–death-hoax–fools-media-114309219.html
Dead junkie in Hollywood
Dead junkie in Council Estate squat
What’s the difference?
Sanctimonious posts everywhere
there is no difference, its a matter of perception.
People from any walk of life can fall into the trap of hard drugs.
If I had one say on this issue it would be to ban the word “junkie” from the english language. Nobody is junk, no matter who ther are or where they came ftom.
Liked his work, devils dandruff strikes again RIP sad sad sad
So sad great actor
loved him in Mr. Ripley and Magnolia.
Shame.
It amazes me how people can make assumptions on someone they never even met! Yes he died at his own hands, yes he had his demons, but can we not just remember him for his volume of work and the legacy he left behind instead of berating him! Rest in peace Mr Hoffman sleep well!
RIP. One funny man.
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