A LESSON IN cool, calm and collected, Ireland’s elite Defence Forces parachute team uploaded this footage of a recent sky dive at Bray in Wicklow yesterday.

The helicopter was at 4,000 feet when the Black Knights jumped out of the craft to land smoothly on the beach below just two minutes later.

We are in awe (and a bit dizzy).

(YouTube Credit: MacSuibh)

Thanks to Micheál MacSuibhne for sending the footage to TheJournal.ie. Got something interesting to share? Submissions accepted through tips@thejournal.ie

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VIDEO: Ireland's Black Knights dive onto Bray beach

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