Crash exercise at Shannon Airport

A major multi-agency emergency exercise was held yesterday afternoon at Shannon Airport involving up to 150 personnel.

Exercise Shamrock aimed to validate the combined response of the airport, together with the primary emergency agencies and other key stakeholders, that would react to any aviation incident .

Yesterday’s scenario was based on a simulated incident involving an aircraft fire adjacent to the terminal building, with students from NUIG’s College of Hotel Management at Shannon Airport playing the roles of passengers, relatives, and members of the media.