Nine US military flights overnight in Shannon without Covid checks

There have been nine instances of US troops stopping overnight at Shannon Airport with around one military flight landing per day this year. Picture: John Cogill/AP

There have been nine instances of US troops stopping overnight at Shannon Airport with around one military flight landing per day this year.

The issue was brought into focus last month when the Irish Examiner revealed that US authorities apologised to the Government for an incident in which US military personnel breached Irish Covid-19 regulations.