TAXPAYERS may have to pay the €1.1 million repair bill for damage caused to a US Navy plane at Shannon by a peace activist.

IN the beginning, a handful of peace activists were camped outside Shannon Airport.

US military flights carrying thousands of troops were pulled from Shannon in the past week due to safety concerns following the attacks at the airport.

Anti-war protestors have decided to dismantle the so-called Peace Camp at Shannon Airport.

Hundreds of anti-war protesters are expected to show up at Shannon airport this afternoon to voice their opposition to war with Iraq.