TDS arrested trying to access US aircraft at Shannon

Two TDs – understood to be Independent Deputies Mick Wallace and Clare Daly – have been arrested after trying to access US military aircraft at Shannon Airport. 

Shannonwatch says the two were attempting to search a US Hercules cargo plane and a modified Boeing 737 for weapons.

The pair were stopped on the tarmac by airport police officers before being handed over the Gardai and detained at Shannon Garda Station.

They have since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP