More jobs in the Shannon area could be at risk as a result of Aer Lingus's decision to scrap services to Heathrow from the Co Clare airport.

Minister for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen said today's approval of a draft Open Skies agreement between the EU and the US would help Shannon Airport “go from strength to strength”.

A US-bound jet forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon on Sunday has departed from the Co Clare airport.

Opposition politicians are calling on the Taoiseach to raise the issue of CIA 'torture flights' with US President George W Bush this St Patrick's Day.

Anti-war activists are planning a protest outside Shannon Airport today ahead of another brief stopover by US President George in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

Another massive security operation is being mounted at Shannon Airport today ahead of a brief refuelling stop by US President George W Bush in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has assured the Government that Shannon Airport has never been used by the CIA, it emerged today.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen met with the board of Shannon Airport today to discuss plans to bring more business to the travel hub.

A LIMERICK-based aviation services company has been taken over by a British firm for just over €2.5 million.

A SIPTU representative on the newly-established Dublin Airport Authority has reportedly resigned in protest at a recent deal reached between Ryanair and the independent Shannon Airport Authority.

Tourism Ireland has welcomed Ryanair's announcement today of a €180m investment in new services at Shannon Airport.

Ryanair is planning to establish 10 new services from Shannon Airport over the next five years, as part of an agreement with the new authority appointed to run the Co Clare airport.

SHANNON Airport will get its first major boost since the break up of Aer Rianta today with Ryanair expected to announced up to a dozen new routes.

PRESIDENT George W Bush became the fifth US President to visit Ireland when he arrived into Shannon Airport last night.

A 19-year-old German passenger was arrested by Gardaí today after a bomb alert caused an American airliner to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

The Government allowed 28 Patriot missiles to pass through Shannon Airport in June 2001, according to reports this morning.

A delegation of Fine Gael politicians is due to meet the EU Transport Commissioner today to discuss the planned introduction of an "open skies" policy between the US and EU.

The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, which represents craftworkers at Aer Rianta, has expressed its opposition to the scrapping of the Shannon stopover.

A retired Army commandant was today beginning High Court proceedings against the State for allowing the US military to refuel at Shannon Airport.

More than 20,000 anti-war protesters are expected to take to the streets of Dublin tomorrow to voice their opposition to war in Iraq.

Allowing US military aircraft to use Shannon Airport does not make Ireland a member of a war coalition, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs today said he “deeply regretted” that diplomatic and political efforts to avert war had proved unsuccessful.

There were fresh calls today for heightened security at Shannon airport ahead of an anti-war demonstration.

A freelance journalist is to fight a High Court injunction restraining protestors from trespassing on Aer Rianta land at Shannon airport.

The Government has confirmed that 120 Irish soldiers will be deployed at Shannon to protect US military planes using the Co Clare airport.

The deployment of army troops at Shannon airport was being discussed by senior Government ministers today after a US military plane was damaged by peace protesters.