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# Shannon Airport

The west 'needs year-round flights to New York' to compete with Dublin

That is the opinion of the chambers of commerce from Galway, Shannon-Ennis and Limerick.

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Jul 23rd 2017, 11:00 AM

# Work

Shannon security staff are due pay rises for the airport's 'unique' situation

Workers at the airport, which routinely hosts US military flights, need to fulfil stringent criteria.

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Jul 23rd 2017, 8:15 AM

# Shannon Airport

Shannon security staff are due pay rises for the airport's 'unique' situation

Workers at the airport, which routinely hosts US military flights, need to fulfil stringent criteria.

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Jul 20th 2017, 2:51 PM

# suspended

United suspends its New York route from Shannon Airport for winter

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

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Jul 12th 2017, 2:13 PM

# Oasis

Shannon Airport's duty-free is getting a major makeover, complete with 'water wall'

The airport’s retail chief is promising features that ‘the finance guys will think are mad’.

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May 18th 2017, 4:49 PM

# Shannon Airport

Flight diverts to Shannon after a passenger dies on board

Last Monday, an 88-year-old man also died on a flight that was diverted to Shannon.

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May 13th 2017, 1:09 PM

# Ennis District Court

Lecturer charged with the criminal damage of US navy aircraft at Shannon

A second man was also accused of causing damage to the aircraft.

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Apr 26th 2017, 5:49 PM

# Travelling

Shannon Airport has opened the first airport sensory room in Europe for people with autism

It is tailored to be a “soothing place away from the activity of a busy airport”.

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Apr 2nd 2017, 7:00 AM

# Denied

Does Ireland have to allow Trump's migrant ban at its airports?

Ministers will today discuss Ireland’s obligations and review the pre-clearance arrangements at two airports.

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Jan 31st 2017, 6:01 AM

# us preclearance

Focus intensifies on how Ireland should deal with Trump's travel ban

The issue of US pre-clearance in Irish airports is under intense scrutiny following the travel ban.

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Jan 30th 2017, 3:14 PM

# miami air

Shannonwatch asks Shane Ross why 'plane on way to Nato air base' was allowed to stop in Ireland

The Department of Transport has contacted Miami Air about the “circumstances surrounding this flight”.

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Jan 9th 2017, 6:15 AM

# kuwait airways

Man dies after emergency landing at Shannon Airport

The man was reportedly travelling under medical supervision.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 5:16 PM

# Tragedy

Girl (10) dies after plane diverts to Shannon with medical emergency

The child was treated by a doctor on the plane but was pronounced dead after landing.

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Dec 25th 2016, 2:15 PM

# Aer Lingus

Two emergency landings in 12 hours at Shannon Airport

The two emergency landings involved a technical fault and a medical emergency, according to the airport.

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Dec 2nd 2016, 2:11 PM

# Diversion

Passenger taken to hospital after flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport

Air Canada flight AC895 was travelling from Milan to Toronto when it was forced to make the landing.

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Sep 29th 2016, 6:29 PM

# pre-clearance

Shannon passengers flying to US no longer have to queue twice for security checks

A new screening system is being trialled to combine European and US pre-clearance systems.

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Sep 12th 2016, 7:20 PM

# United Airlines

16 people taken to hospital after flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport confirmed that United Airlines flight UA-880 from Houston to Heathrow diverted to Shannon Airport “with a medical situation”.

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Aug 31st 2016, 10:56 AM

Forty cows, 260 pigs and 200 goats will be getting on a plane from Shannon Airport to Rwanda

The Bóthar ‘Ark’ will fly from Shannon Airport to mark its 25th anniversary

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Aug 30th 2016, 5:37 PM

# the guantanamo granny

Margaretta D'Arcy's secret to an interesting life: keep things fun (and avoid meetings)

Approaching her 82nd birthday, D’Arcy shows no signs of slowing down.

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May 28th 2016, 12:23 PM

# Detained

Two peace activists arrested on runway at Shannon Airport

The men were arrested for a suspected security breach.

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May 25th 2016, 8:25 AM

# Breakdown

€1.2 million spent on gardaí protecting US military planes at Shannon

One TD described the spend as disgraceful as “many areas of the country are crying out for gardaí and for stations”.

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Apr 25th 2016, 6:10 AM

Voices

Atrocities you probably haven't heard about through the media

Brutality in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and elsewhere has been largely overlooked by western media outlets, Julien Mercille writes.

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Apr 7th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Shannon Airport

Most Irish people want to see the Constitution changed to keep us out of wars

The research was commission by independent TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

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Mar 15th 2016, 7:44 PM

# plane passion

This funeral director is bringing a Boeing 767 from Shannon to Sligo for a new glamping village

“I’m surrounded with death every week, you need something to give you a buzz.”

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Mar 1st 2016, 3:37 PM

# Public Order

Men removed from planes in Dublin and Shannon after disturbances

One man was arrested and the other was detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Feb 8th 2016, 7:33 AM

# jet2.com

'Abusive' passenger charged more than €9k after causing diversion to Shannon

She also received a lifetime ban.

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Jan 8th 2016, 3:29 PM

# Tenerife

Woman arrested after flight makes emergency landing at Shannon

One passenger claimed she tried to ‘get out of the plane’.

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Jan 2nd 2016, 1:24 PM

# temporary release

Clare Daly won't pay her fine and is willing to breach security again at Shannon

The United Left TD was granted temporary release last night after being held at Limerick Prison.

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Dec 10th 2015, 8:23 AM

# Shannon Airport

Mick Wallace released from prison after arrest

The Wexford TD had failed to pay a €2,000 fine for entering a restricted area at Shannon Airport in 2014.

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Dec 9th 2015, 4:44 PM

# The Great and the Good

Did you know every US President since JFK has landed at Shannon Airport?

Well, they have.

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Dec 2nd 2015, 9:57 PM

# Neutrality

More than 1,000 airplanes carrying weapons allowed into Ireland since 2014

One TD says Ireland is helping weapons fall into the hands of ISIS.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:57 PM

# Investigation

Delta plane makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport

All 392 passengers and crew safely disembarked the aircraft.

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Jul 3rd 2015, 4:52 PM

# Security

Here's how much it cost this year for the Irish army to provide support at Shannon Airport

Gardaí have requested their assistance at the airport more than 130 times.

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Jun 12th 2015, 6:04 AM

# buy the world a coke

How THAT iconic Coke ad only happened because of an Irish airport and bad weather

The ad from the Mad Men finale? Chalk it up to a long wait at Shannon.

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May 18th 2015, 9:12 AM

# pressing the flesh

Ireland rolled out the red carpet for China's second most powerful man today

Premier of China Li Keqiang has gone west (of the Shannon).

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May 17th 2015, 4:50 PM

# found guilty

Mick Wallace: "I wouldn't pay that fine to save my life"

Wallace and Clare Daly could face jail if they don’t pay fines for Shannon Airport breach

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Apr 22nd 2015, 8:20 PM

# Sniffer Dog

This dog found €240k of cocaine hidden in plane landing at Shannon

The drugs were concealed in the plane’s cabin.

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Apr 7th 2015, 1:58 PM

# Allegations

'I did what I thought was right at Shannon Airport,' says Mick Wallace

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were giving evidence in court today.

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Mar 10th 2015, 6:55 PM

# Nice Try

"Can I have my rope ladder back?," Mick Wallace asks judge in Shannon case

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly are in court over their alleged illegal entrance into Shannon Airport last year.

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Feb 24th 2015, 5:35 PM

# shatter says no

Remember when Ming asked for an aircraft carrier? He's told us why

It was all about Ireland’s neutrality, you see.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 11:00 AM