A US-bound passenger plane was forced to dump over 20 tonnes of fuel to make an emergency landing in Shannon, after a Miami barman got into a drunken rage after drinking a huge quantity of vodka on board, a court has heard.

A 28-year-old American man has been fined €1,000 after a plane was forced to divert to Shannon Airport.

Actor Lloyd Bochner, best known for his roles as Cecil Colby in TV’s Dynasty, has died of cancer at the age of 81.