Gardaí furious over failure to alert them about US soldier

FURIOUS gardaí say they were not informed by the Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) staff that a handcuffed and manacled soldier was found on board a US military plane last Sunday by airport staff.

Gardaí furious over failure to alert them about US soldier

Local gardaí first learned of the situation the following day after a query from the Department of Justice.

A cleaner alerted SAA staff on duty who then inspected the plane to verify the report made to them by the cleaner.

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