Urgent action demanded by Amnesty

HUMAN rights groups yesterday demanded the Government take urgent action to deal with the use of Shannon by US aircraft.

Amnesty International called for an urgent overhaul of Ireland’s procedures for granting overflight and landing permissions to military and so-called “civilian” aircraft.

Colm Ó Cuanacháin, secretary-general of Amnesty’s Irish Section, said the Irish State might never have known about the incident had it not been for a vigilant and concerned cleaner.