What kind of weapons were six US airplanes refused access to Ireland carrying?
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.
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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.
Workers at the airport, which routinely hosts US military flights, need to fulfil stringent criteria.
The Department of Transport has contacted Miami Air about the “circumstances surrounding this flight”.
One TD says Ireland is helping weapons fall into the hands of ISIS.
Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were giving evidence in court today.
The evidence was given during a case involving TDs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.
Wallace and fellow independent TD Clare Daly are contesting charges that they entered a restricted zone in Shannon Airport last summer.
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The TDs were arrested in July after trying to search a US military aircraft.
Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said further assurances are needed from the government that Ireland’s neutrality is not being compromised.
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See what went down in Shannon this afternoon.
The Wexford TD is continuing his campaign to stop Shannon from being used as a US military airbase.
Some of them looked pretty stunned at the tirade…
The peace rally is being held in Shannon in opposition to the US military use of the airport.
D’Arcy, who is receiving treatment for cancer, has already been in Limerick Prison for 10 days.
Shannonwatch said it is difficult to believe that a breach of this kind was an administrative error.
Irish peace groups have outlined the “aviation, human rights, and international humanitarian law” which are being violated by the use of the airport by foreign military.
The Minister for Transport has also said that under 250,000 American soldiers passed through the airport in 2011.