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TWO PEACE ACTIVISTS have been arrested at Shannon Airport after making their way onto the runway.
The incident happened at 6am this morning, and the two men were arrested by gardaí airside at the airport (the part of the airport beyond customs and passport checks).
It is understood the men, aged 56 and 74, painted a red cross onto the runway at the airport and were attempting to inspect an aircraft that had been kept there overnight.
A picture of the Learjet C-21 was earlier shared on Facebook by anti-war group Shannon Watch, and is believed by them to be in use by the US military.
The two men are currently being detained at Shannon Garda Station.
They are being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
This is the latest incident at the airport, which has seen a number of high-profile protests against its use by US Military.
Back in January 2014, then 79-year-old Margaretta D’Arcy was jailed for three months for trespassing on the runway at the airport.
TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were both arrested July 2014 for breaches of security at the airport.
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Hope for her families sake they get some answers
It can not be easy searching dense undergrowth and woodland especially after the horrendous weather conditions we have endured so if any thing is found which might shed light on this disappearance then it would be remiss of the gardai not to attempt to examine possible links and this according to the article is what they are attempting to do, so comments which try to belittle these actions are petty,if the reverse of this was the case, the gardai would be criticised and called out for being inept, the good news , if any, is that three separate reports of activity concerning these woods and Tina’s case are reported in the papers today .
That could be anything really .. needle in a haystack
@cormac o neill: cool story maybe, just maybe that’s why they sent it for testing!
@Ohhh_reeally: read the article, they say the exact same themselves
Really hope they find her as must be agonizing for her family not knowing either way….
Not looking to good..very sad.
@owen kirwan:
Sure, let’s bring back phrenology as a legal argument.
Why are comments open on this story but closed on any story relating to the Tallaght scrotes knocking down Lidl????
@Universal Soldier:
There’s not even any evidence that a crime has been committed yet – it’s currently a missing person search.
Please. It’s unbelievably obvious what happened. Nobody is being fooled by Richard Satchwell, and the sooner he is put away – preferably for the rest of his pitiful life – the better.
I believe that The Tina Satchel is in the hands of drugs lords that is where the large sum of money went to That is why he is so sure of himself He knows where she is and is biding his time Very crafty disgusting man Remember he harps on about her depression
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