Passenger jet forced to divert after systems failure

A Cork-bound passenger jet was forced to divert to Shannon Airport after the aircraft suffered a hydraulic failure which crippled a number of its systems.

Aer Lingus flight EI-725 from London Heathrow was due in Cork at 11.15pm on Sunday.

Some 150 passengers and a crew of six were onboard the Airbus A320-200 jet.