New figures show that over 300 planes carrying weapons landed in Shannon Airport last year.
Civil air-crafts are prohibited from carrying weapons and munitions of war in Irish airspace and on board any Irish registered aircraft, unless the Minister for Transport grants an exemption.
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Minister Shane Ross has revealed that his Department received 340 applications for exemptions for flights seeking to land in Shannon last year – 334 were granted and 6 were refused.
Minister Ross was responding to a parliamentary question from from Independents 4 Change TD Clare Daly, who has told the journal.ie that the figures are “absolutely disgraceful”.
