Protest fines contrast with welcome on the mat for the US war machine

I admire the courage of Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace in taking a stand against the use of Shannon airport by military aircraft suspected of carrying munitions or playing a part in so-called "renditions".

Protest fines contrast with welcome on the mat for the US war machine

The fines imposed on them by Ennis District Court for entering a security zone are in frightful contrast to the enormity of what is happening at Shannon airport and its implications for our fragile supposed neutrality.

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