Memorial service of the Air India disaster

The 40th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Air India Disaster was held on June 23rd, 2025, at the memorial site on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula, between Ahakista and Durrus, County Cork. Organized by Cork County Council, the ceremony honored the 329 victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, which crashed off the Irish coast after an explosion at 9,400 meters. Attendees included families of the victims, local community members, first responders, and dignitaries such as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York Bob Rae, and participation from international representatives, including Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and India’s Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Memorial wreaths were laid at the site, where a stone sundial commemorates the victims of one of aviation’s deadliest terrorist attacks.