An Aer Lingus plane made an emergency landing at JFK Airport in New York last night, shortly after take-off on a flight to Shannon.
The Boeing 757 aircraft turned back after a technical fault was discovered and all 110 passengers on Flight EI-110 disembarked safely.
The plane had been due to land at Shannon at 6am this morning.
Aer Lingus said the passengers would be accommodated on the next available flights.
In a statement to RTÉ News, the company said emergency services were on the scene as a precaution.
One passenger on board the Aer Lingus flight described the emergency landing at JFK Airport.
