Sacked air staff praised for find

An airline security worker sacked for taking a copy of Time magazine from a rubbish bag had previously received a letter of commendation for discovering five 9mm bullets in an airport X-ray machine at Shannon airport.

Tim Marks received the letter of commendation from ICTS Ireland after spotting the ammunition in a Customs and Border Protection X-ray machine in July 2011.

The letter commended Mr Marks for his overall performance for ICTS and in particular his keen eye for detail and compliance with procedures resulting in the discovery of the bullets. It read that Mr Marks’s “hard work and co-operation does not go unnoticed”.