Untimely* deaths of serving & former Irish Air Corps personnel
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- 110 verified deaths have occurred in total since 1980
- 97 of these deaths have occurred since 2000
- 71 of these deaths have occurred since 2010
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We chose the 1st of January 1980 as an arbitrary date to start counting deaths from. Obvious earlier deaths are much more difficult to discover but either the rate of death is accelerating or we are missing many deaths from previous decades or possibly both.
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- 50 further deaths since a protected disclosure was made to to Simon Coveney as Minister for Defence in December 2015
- 37 further deaths since a group of survivors met with Micheal Martin & Lisa Chambers in Leinster House on 20th June 2017.
- 18 further deaths since a copy of the ACCAS list of demands were handed to Simon Harris on the 17th of November 2018 at the Fine Gael National Conference, he was Minister for Health at the time.
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Most Significant Causes of Death
| Cause | Air Corps Cohort | Ireland |
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| Cancer | 41% | TBA |
| Cardiac | 30% | TBA |
| Suicide | 15% | TBA |
| Male Average Age of Death | 53 years | 80 years |
*We record untimely as dying at or before age 66 (civilian pension age), average age of death is 53 years. We are counting deaths from medical reasons & suicide, we are not counting accidental deaths nor murder.
We are not stating that every single death is directly due to chemical exposure but many personnel who did not handle chemicals directly were unknowingly exposed due to proximity to contaminated work locations.
