Ring of steel closes securely around Dromoland

TO say security was tight for today’s EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle would be an understatement.

Ring of steel closes securely around Dromoland
Sat, 26 Jun, 2004 - 01:00
Ray Ryan

More than 4,000 gardaí and 2,000 members of the Defence Forces surrounded the airport and the castle, eight miles apart, as Air Force One touched down.

Security chiefs earlier yesterday activated the €3 million protection plan, which involves the deployment of Army surface-to-air missiles and hi-tech satellite communications.

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