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.

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.