US military in Shannon Airport: 'I realise the futility of it, but what else can I do?'

For decades Shannon Airport has hosted US military planes, sparking protests, legal battles, and questions about Ireland’s neutrality

Protesters gather at Shannon Airport as part of the Global Day of Action Against Military Bases in September. File Picture: Karlis Dzjamko

“History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake” — James Joyce, Ulysses.

Martin Roper arrived in New York on September 10, 2001.