Two of the five people charged with causing criminal damage to a US navy plane at Shannon last Monday have been remanded in custody for a further week.
Kieran O'Reilly, Damian Moran, Nuin Dunlop, Deirdre Clancy and Karen Fallon have been in custody since being charged last Monday with causing criminal damage to a US naval plane at Shannon airport.
At Ennis District court today Inspector Tom Kennedy objected to bail as gardaí fear if the five were released they would commit further similar offences, and that the safety and security of the airport would be jeopardised.
They also had grave fears that the five would not turn up to answer the charges.
Gardaí had established that four of the five had given false addresses.
All five gave evidence and gave their word they would not commit further similar offences. They said they were lead by the Holy Spirit in an act of disarmament.
They looked forward to answering the charges in court and said when they had an opportunity to explain their actions they would be acquitted.
Damian Moran, Deidre Clancy, and Nuin Dunlop were all remanded in custody with consent to bail. However, they must stay away from County Clare, sign on daily at their local garda station and stay at least one mile away from the US embassy in Dublin.
Kieran O'Reilly was remanded in custody. Judge Con O'Leary said Mr O'Reilly's passion about his activities is such that he might feel obliged to break his word to the court.
Karen Fallon, who admitted a previous conviction for similar action, was also remanded in custody for a week.
World Airways re-routing to Frankfurt
Meanwhile, Aer Rianta has been informed by World Airways that it may not use Shannon Airport as a transit stop for military flights for the immediate future.
World Airways informed Aer Rianta yesterday that it planned to route additional military traffic through Frankfurt due to a recent sharp reduction in its flight activity at the German airport.
This had led to its own technical and maintenance staff being under-utilised at Frankfurt. World Airways stressed that the security situation at Shannon had not been a factor in its decision.
Aer Rianta says it is striving to facilitate the earliest possible resumption of its relationship with World Airways.
