Harris seeks 'legal clarity' on report that US deportees flight stopped at Shannon Airport

It comes as The New York Times reported that a plane carrying eight deportees, in violation of a court order by a federal judge in Boston, stopped at the Co Clare airport this week

The New York Times reported that a plane carrying eight deportees stopped at Shannon Airport in Co Clare this week. Picture: Alamy/PA

The Government is seeking "legal clarity" on whether a US flight carrying deportees to South Sudan which stopped at Shannon Airport broke Irish laws.

The New York Times reported that a plane carrying eight deportees, in violation of a court order by a federal judge in Boston, stopped at the Co Clare airport this week.