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# shannon - Monday 2 December, 2019

Shannon Airport runway reopens after light aircraft experiences technical difficulties Shutdown

Shannon Airport runway reopens after light aircraft experiences technical difficulties

Updated Dec 2nd 2019, 6:50 PM 30,226 Views 13 Comments

It’s understood that the plane suffered a collapsed nose-wheel shortly after landing at Shannon.

# shannon - Thursday 28 November, 2019

Power failures and overheating cause long-term outages at Ireland's 'most important' weather radar Shannon

Power failures and overheating cause long-term outages at Ireland's 'most important' weather radar

Nov 28th 2019, 12:05 AM 20,214 Views 18 Comments

The Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar has been taken offline a number of times this year.

# shannon - Tuesday 22 October, 2019

Shannon-based tech firm Molex to shut next year with up to 500 job losses Job Losses

Shannon-based tech firm Molex to shut next year with up to 500 job losses

Oct 22nd 2019, 4:15 PM 25,273 Views 24 Comments

The positions will be phased out in the coming months.

# shannon - Friday 13 September, 2019

Pilot made emergency landing in Shannon after coffee spill in cockpit Investigation

Pilot made emergency landing in Shannon after coffee spill in cockpit

Sep 13th 2019, 7:28 AM 35,909 Views 25 Comments

The incident occurred on a Frankfurt-Cancun flight in February.

# shannon - Wednesday 11 September, 2019

Drunken Ryanair passenger arrested at Shannon airport 'thought she was still in Spain'

Drunken Ryanair passenger arrested at Shannon airport 'thought she was still in Spain'

Sep 11th 2019, 9:50 PM 67,199 Views 42 Comments

Court heard woman from Limerick had mixed Xanax with alcohol prior to boarding the flight to alleviate her fear of flying.

# shannon - Wednesday 4 September, 2019

Mike Pence departs from Shannon as two-day Irish visit ends Slán

Mike Pence departs from Shannon as two-day Irish visit ends

Updated Sep 4th 2019, 12:36 PM 25,412 Views 54 Comments

Pence took a stronger line on Brexit during this trip than many had expected.

# shannon - Thursday 22 August, 2019

US-bound plane forced to return to Shannon Airport after suffering engine problems American Airlines

US-bound plane forced to return to Shannon Airport after suffering engine problems

Aug 22nd 2019, 1:16 PM 24,727 Views 1 Comment

There were 146 passengers and crew on board.

# shannon - Thursday 15 August, 2019

Flights resume at Shannon Airport after five-hour suspension due to emergency incident Flights

Flights resume at Shannon Airport after five-hour suspension due to emergency incident

Updated Aug 15th 2019, 12:42 PM 90,821 Views 47 Comments

All passengers and crew have disembarked the plane safely.

# shannon - Friday 12 July, 2019

Suspended sentence for man who pleaded guilty to possessing 531 child pornography images Co Clare

Suspended sentence for man who pleaded guilty to possessing 531 child pornography images

Jul 12th 2019, 5:23 PM 34,413 Views 58 Comments

A factor in not imposing a jail term was the “undue delay” by the State in prosecuting the case.

# shannon - Thursday 20 June, 2019

Transatlantic flight forced to divert to Shannon over 'abusive passenger' Lufthansa

Transatlantic flight forced to divert to Shannon over 'abusive passenger'

Jun 20th 2019, 10:24 PM 64,613 Views 45 Comments

The flight crew requested to divert to Dublin Airport to have a male passenger “off-loaded”.

# shannon - Friday 14 June, 2019

Tobacco worth over €15,000 seized by Revenue officers in Munster Limerick

Tobacco worth over €15,000 seized by Revenue officers in Munster

Jun 14th 2019, 9:22 PM 17,213 Views 26 Comments

The seizures occurred following operations in Shannon and Limerick city.

# shannon - Thursday 6 June, 2019

Minimal pomp, no harps on the tarmac: Government can breathe easy after Shannon balancing act Trump In Ireland

Minimal pomp, no harps on the tarmac: Government can breathe easy after Shannon balancing act

Jun 6th 2019, 9:06 AM 38,396 Views 82 Comments

The greeting went fine – but the Shannon events had the air of a box-ticking exercise.

# shannon - Wednesday 5 June, 2019

As it happened: US President Donald Trump arrives in Ireland for first night of official visit Trump In Ireland

As it happened: US President Donald Trump arrives in Ireland for first night of official visit

Updated Jun 5th 2019, 8:19 PM 90,275 Views 108 Comments

The Taoiseach welcomed the US President on the tarmac this afternoon – stay with us for all the latest updates.

# shannon - Sunday 2 June, 2019

'He's not welcome here': Major security operation planned as protests to take place during Trump visit Peace Camp

'He's not welcome here': Major security operation planned as protests to take place during Trump visit

Jun 2nd 2019, 6:45 AM 61,641 Views 130 Comments

Local protest groups will set up a camp close to Shannon Airport for the duration of the US President’s trip.

# shannon - Thursday 30 May, 2019

Woman airlifted to hospital from luxury cruise liner off south coast Queen Mary 2

Woman airlifted to hospital from luxury cruise liner off south coast

May 30th 2019, 2:39 PM 45,350 Views 16 Comments

Rescue 115 had been on standby since yesterday afternoon.

# shannon - Tuesday 21 May, 2019

Five-year-old boy hospitalised after becoming trapped in underground pipe in Clare Brookfields

Five-year-old boy hospitalised after becoming trapped in underground pipe in Clare

May 21st 2019, 7:19 AM 28,488 Views 11 Comments

Three units of the fire brigade from Shannon town attended the scene and helped to rescue the boy.

# shannon - Friday 26 April, 2019

From The42 'There was just blood everywhere... I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy' 7s

'There was just blood everywhere... I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy'

Apr 26th 2019, 3:23 PM 47,891 Views 3 Comments

Greg O’Shea has overcome injury and disappointment with Munster to become an Ireland 7s star.

# shannon - Saturday 19 January, 2019

From The42 Big win for Lansdowne, but Cork Con maintain lead atop Division 1A Wrap

Big win for Lansdowne, but Cork Con maintain lead atop Division 1A

Jan 19th 2019, 10:35 PM 8,064 Views 8 Comments

A round-up of today’s AIL action.

# shannon - Tuesday 27 November, 2018

Flight returns to Dublin Airport after being forced to abort landing due to wind Strong Winds

Flight returns to Dublin Airport after being forced to abort landing due to wind

Updated Nov 27th 2018, 1:20 PM 76,519 Views 15 Comments

Meanwhile, another flight diverted to Shannon Airport after a woman was reported to be experiencing contractions.

# shannon - Friday 26 October, 2018

From The42 Clontarf head to Shannon for first time in 6 years and all your AIL 1A previews Clubbing

Clontarf head to Shannon for first time in 6 years and all your AIL 1A previews

Oct 26th 2018, 8:13 PM 3,835 Views No Comments

Kick off your long weekend with some hard-fought AIL action.

# shannon - Saturday 20 October, 2018

From The42 Defending champions Lansdowne clinch first win of new season while Shannon hammer Terenure Ail Wrap

Defending champions Lansdowne clinch first win of new season while Shannon hammer Terenure

Oct 20th 2018, 8:34 PM 5,592 Views 1 Comment

Here’s what happened in Division 1A of the All-Ireland league over the weekend.

# shannon - Saturday 13 October, 2018

From The42 Reigning champions Lansdowne suffer consecutive defeats while Burke's late penalty earns UCD a point Ulster Bank League

Reigning champions Lansdowne suffer consecutive defeats while Burke's late penalty earns UCD a point

Oct 13th 2018, 10:52 PM 6,877 Views 2 Comments

Here’s what happened in the Ulster Bank Leagues over the weekend.

# shannon - Wednesday 5 September, 2018

Met Eireann confirm summer 2018 as one of hottest and driest in decades Hot Hot Hot

Met Eireann confirm summer 2018 as one of hottest and driest in decades

Sep 5th 2018, 6:15 PM 23,606 Views 35 Comments

According to the forecaster, the unusually warm summer was down to a shift in the north Atlantic jet stream.

# shannon - Friday 10 August, 2018

Transatlantic flight emergency lands at Shannon after smoke detected on board Virgin Atlantic

Transatlantic flight emergency lands at Shannon after smoke detected on board

Aug 10th 2018, 9:08 AM 18,026 Views 10 Comments

The Virgin Atlantic flight landed just after 7am this morning.

# shannon - Sunday 1 July, 2018

Man dies after getting into difficulty swimming in River Shannon Limerick

Man dies after getting into difficulty swimming in River Shannon

Jul 1st 2018, 7:24 AM 15,124 Views 2 Comments

Emergency services were alerted just after 5pm yesterday.

# shannon - Tuesday 12 June, 2018

Gardaí satisfied there was no threat to plane with 'bomb note' in bathroom Shannon

Gardaí satisfied there was no threat to plane with 'bomb note' in bathroom

Jun 12th 2018, 12:59 PM 12,700 Views 19 Comments

Passengers on the aircraft diverted to Shannon were asked to provide handwriting samples as part of the investigation.

# shannon - Monday 11 June, 2018

Transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon after apparent bomb threat Chicago

Transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon after apparent bomb threat

Jun 11th 2018, 4:02 PM 26,477 Views 10 Comments

United Airlines flight UA-971 was travelling from Rome to Chicago.

# shannon - Wednesday 2 May, 2018

Man pleads guilty to uploading 30 photos of local teenage girls to porn website Evan Meehan

Man pleads guilty to uploading 30 photos of local teenage girls to porn website

May 2nd 2018, 7:45 PM 32,117 Views No Comments

A senior garda told a court today that the uploading of the images was “an enormously stupid thing to do”.

# shannon - Wednesday 11 April, 2018

Limerick firefighters save woman by her 'fingertips' in River Shannon rescue Heroic

Limerick firefighters save woman by her 'fingertips' in River Shannon rescue

Apr 11th 2018, 6:01 AM 25,622 Views 13 Comments

The firefighters say that it was a joint effort by everyone involved.

# shannon - Monday 19 March, 2018

Teenager arrested in connection with fatal nightclub stabbing released without charge Shannon

Teenager arrested in connection with fatal nightclub stabbing released without charge

Mar 19th 2018, 2:42 PM 25,318 Views 14 Comments

A second man was injured during the altercation, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.

# shannon - Sunday 18 March, 2018

Gardaí examining CCTV footage from nightclub where man was stabbed to death Shannon

Gardaí examining CCTV footage from nightclub where man was stabbed to death

Mar 18th 2018, 4:49 PM 21,038 Views 9 Comments

The victim was a 23-year-old man from Limerick.

Man in his 20s stabbed to death in nightclub altercation Shannon

Man in his 20s stabbed to death in nightclub altercation

Mar 18th 2018, 9:58 AM 53,780 Views 20 Comments

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

# shannon - Tuesday 23 January, 2018

Mike Pence in Shannon: 'Rallying US troops on foreign soil, in a country that claims to be neutral' Opinion

Mike Pence in Shannon: 'Rallying US troops on foreign soil, in a country that claims to be neutral'

Jan 23rd 2018, 8:30 PM 43,409 Views 149 Comments

Giving Mike Pence the opportunity to meet US troops at Shannon flies in the face of our neutrality, writes John Lannon.

# shannon - Wednesday 22 November, 2017

'Lurid carry on': Court hears Clare man uploaded pictures of local girls to porn site Shannon

'Lurid carry on': Court hears Clare man uploaded pictures of local girls to porn site

Nov 22nd 2017, 7:24 PM 26,161 Views No Comments

Evan Meehan took the girls’ profile pictures from Facebook.

# shannon - Monday 23 October, 2017

Private jet flies low over Shannon for 'visual check' before emergency landing Landing Gear

Private jet flies low over Shannon for 'visual check' before emergency landing

Oct 23rd 2017, 7:57 AM 31,572 Views 23 Comments

The Gulfstream 5 jet flew low over the runway so that fire crews could check the landing gear.

# shannon - Saturday 7 October, 2017

What kind of weapons were six US airplanes refused access to Ireland carrying? Munitions Of War

What kind of weapons were six US airplanes refused access to Ireland carrying?

Oct 7th 2017, 4:00 PM 63,314 Views 64 Comments

The description for the contents of most of the refused flights was ‘class 1 explosives’. The reasons for the refusals are as yet unclear however.

# shannon - Saturday 23 September, 2017

Gale force winds broke a yacht free and pushed it into a busy Shannon estuary shipping lane Get In Lane

Gale force winds broke a yacht free and pushed it into a busy Shannon estuary shipping lane

Sep 23rd 2017, 1:39 PM 21,495 Views 10 Comments

The yacht was retrieved by a RNLI lifeboat crew.

# shannon - Saturday 22 July, 2017

Ireland has refused 19 applications to carry weapons through Ireland this year Irish Neutrality

Ireland has refused 19 applications to carry weapons through Ireland this year

Jul 22nd 2017, 4:00 PM 15,786 Views 20 Comments

427 applications have been approved.

# shannon - Wednesday 12 July, 2017

United suspends its New York route from Shannon Airport for winter Suspended

United suspends its New York route from Shannon Airport for winter

Jul 12th 2017, 2:13 PM 26,112 Views 34 Comments

Currently it operates a daily service from the airport to Newark in New Jersey.

# shannon - Monday 29 May, 2017

Transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon as man suffers heart attack Shannon

Transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon as man suffers heart attack

May 29th 2017, 3:45 PM 13,749 Views 3 Comments

A young girl also had a fit on the flight and required medical attention.

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