No one injured as plane skids off runway

A key landing strip at Waterford Regional Airport was forced to close for a period last night after a plane travelling to Britain skidded on the runway during take-off.

The incident, which involved a commercial aircraft travelling to Birmingham, occurred at 4pm.

An airport spokesperson said that as the plane was taxiing for take-off, one of its wheels came into contact with the grassy area beside the runway.