Bomb squad called to Shannon Airport after package addressed to US officials
The army bomb squad were called to Shannon Airport in August after a suspicious package arrived addressed to US customs. Gardaí are now working to establish who the sender was, as President Trump is set to arrive in Ireland this weekend. A garda spokesperson told JOE that the force received a report of a suspicious package at Shannon […]
1 month ago
New bill seeks to ban US military landing in Shannon
A new bill would see US military planes banned from landing in Shannon. The bill, tabled by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, comes after multiple reports of weapons and other aid being sent to Israel amid the Gaza genocide. Since March, the number of US troops passing through Shannon has increased, coinciding with the […]
3 months ago
Flight forced to perform emergency landing in Shannon Airport because pilot spilled coffee in the cockpit
The incident occurred in February of this year. Earlier this year, an airplane was forced to perform an emergency landing to Shannon Airport because the pilot spilled coffee in the cockpit. The flight departed from Frankfurt airport in Germany and was scheduled to fly to Cancun in Mexico, before the incident took place. Coffee was […]
7 years ago