Hundreds protest US use of airport

HUNDREDS of anti-war protestors marched on Shannon airport yesterday in protest at the continued use of the airport by the US Air Force in preparation for possible war in the Gulf.

The protest, organised by the Grassroots Gathering - a network of peace groups and anti-war activists opposed to war in Iraq - passed peacefully as up to 300 marched from Shannon town.

A previous protest on October 12 saw ten arrests as activists breached the airport’s perimeter fence, trespassing on the runway area.