At Ennis Circuit Court on Tuesday, Judge Francis Comerford told the three accused that if the trial proceeds he could be asking the jury to decide the case “on the basis of law that might not in fact be the correct law”.

The first of the two flights passed through Shannon Airport on the night of January 20th/21st with eight Palestinian men on board, reportedly with their wrists and ankles shackled.

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The letter to Minister Darragh O’Brien last May said security breaches at Shannon that month were part of a “persistent and deeply concerning” trend.

Shannon Airport is the only fully operational airport in Ireland on Christmas Day each year.

The three 23-year-olds are also charged with the criminal damage of a Shannon airport airside vehicle barrier

Judge Francis Comerford has granted permission for four State witnesses to give evidence via video link from the US in the trial

The unusual items were confiscated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which targets the smuggling of protected flora and fauna.

Det Garda Moriarty of Shannon Garda Station said that it will be alleged that at around 9.30am on Saturday, a Ford Transit van entered the apron at Shannon airport and crashed through the exit barrier at speed.

The van is understood to have gained access to the airport at the main security post adjacent to the airport’s fire station.

At 9:30am on Saturday, the vehicle was intercepted by security agencies on duty including An Garda Síochána, Óglaigh na hÉireann and the Airport Police Service.

The man, aged in his 20s, who was arrested by gardaí, is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in the Clare-Tipperary Division.

It is understood that the aircraft had been in Shannon for maintenance and was positioning to Cologne at the time.

At Ennis District Court, Det Garda Noel Carroll of Shannon Garda Station told the court that the DPP has directed that the cases are going to be heard in the circuit court before a jury

At Dublin Airport, a total of 3,346,400 passengers passed through in September, which was 3.6 per cent higher than in the same month in 2024.

Shannon Airport hosted half of the celebrity private jet visits in 2024

American Airlines flight AA-326 departed Charlotte, North Carolina shortly before midnight (Irish time) destined for Athens in Greece.

Red paint was sprayed at the entrance to Iveagh House on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, reading “Pal Action Ireland - US Military Out of Shannon".

The US flight carrying deportees to Africa went against a Boston judge’s order, The New York Times reported.

Nell Buckley (29) is one of three females charged with the criminal damage of the Omni Air International aircraft

Three women were arrested after they allegedly gained access to the airside area of the airport and caused criminal damage to an aircraft.

It is believed that a white van crossed a grass area on the main road into the airport and crashed through the perimeter fence.

Aaron O’Brien (19), of Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Cork, tried to use his friend's passport to board a US-bound flight

The Dublin – Heathrow route, the second busiest air route in Europe, was severely impacted.

Revenue said investigations are ongoing.

It comes after more than 1,000 flights to and from Heathrow were cancelled on Friday due to a power outage.

All flights to and from Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Knock airports to London Heathrow have been cancelled today

A transatlantic passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this evening after the crew reported a possible overheating of a cockpit windows

An expert is to be appointed to examine whether a formal process of engagement with paramilitary groups is required for their disbandment.

Gardaí alleged that officers attached to Revenue discovered 64kgs vacuum-packed packages of cannabis with a street value of €1.28 million, in four suitcases belonging to the two accused.

Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

Richard Boyd Barrett said government parties want to drag Ireland into escalating conflicts.

Jay Dalziel is charged with the assault causing harm of Amie Hendry and of John Mills on board the same flight contrary to Section 3 of the Offences against the Person Act 1997 on June 12th.

Traffic was redirected off the N19 through the Shannon Industrial Estate and through a number of checkpoints before reaching the airport.

The airport recorded 974,012 passengers from January to June of this year

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Gardaí said a male aged in his late teens was arrested after officers boarded the flight at Shannon Airport on Wednesday evening

People due to fly from the airport were forced to walk a distance to the terminal after the demonstrators blocked the only access route

The seizure was made at Shannon Airport on Sunday

181 of those flights were approved in October, the same month Israel began its an all-out offensive on Gaza.

The aircraft had been travelling from Florida to Amsterdam when it diverted to Shannon

Shannon Airport Group says it remained fully operational throughout Sunday and overnight, running its normal schedule throughout.

One seizure was made at Shannon Airport in parcels originating from the USA.