This year's Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships in Boyle have come to a premature end following a No Fly notice today.
Around 20 balloons have taken to the sky this week, which have included participants from the US, the UK and other countries.
However, no flights took off yesterday and the organisers of the event made a No Fly decision for this morning.
Today was to be the last day of the event, which has attracted hundreds of visitors to Lough Key Forest Park.
Event organiser Frank Meldon explains the reasons behind the No Fly notice:
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It was the first time in over 30 years that Boyle had hosted the championships.
Frank didn't rule out the event returning to Roscommon in future:
