THE decision by the world’s largest carrier of US troops to pull out of Shannon has been hailed as a victory for the Irish peace movement.

Aer Lingus has been criticised for telling two airlines it will no longer provide ground-handling services for them at Shannon Airport.

Two US airlines have announced plans to cease bringing American soldiers through Shannon Airport due to security concerns.

TWO more US airlines carrying troops to the Middle East have decided to end stopovers at Shannon because of recent security breaches.