Plane not checked in Shannon for Ukraine war-bound weapons

A Ukrainian Antonov 124 transport aircraft landed in Shannon on May 7, having flown from Australia via Japan, Alaska, and Canada.

The Department of Transport has admitted it did not check whether a Ukrainian plane which landed in Shannon was carrying heavy artillery in spite of pictures of weapons being loaded in Australia.

The Ukrainian Antonov 124 transport aircraft landed in Shannon on May 7 having flown from Australia via Japan, Alaska, and Canada. It stayed overnight at the airport before departing for Rzeszow Airport in southeast Poland.