19-05-2025
Three women charged with criminal damage after incident at Shannon Airport where garda was injured
Gardaí responded to a report of a security breach at Shannon Airport, Co Clare, shortly after 4pm on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
The three women were brought before a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Sunday night.
During the course of the incident, a Boeing 767 Omni Air International aircraft had red paint thrown over the side nose and cockpit.
Three females, aged between 20 and 50 years, were reported to have breached the perimeter fence and gained access to an aircraft parked at a stand at the outer limit of the terminal.
They were arrested at the scene and all three were conveyed to Garda Stations in Co Clare.
During the course of the arrests, one member of An Garda Síochána was injured and has since been taken to University Hospital Limerick for assessment. Her injuries are non-life threatening.
Operations at the airport were temporarily brought to a standstill and three aircraft were forced into a holding patterns.
The incident was brought under control quickly and operations returned to normal shortly before 5pm.
A garda spokesperson confirmed the three women were charged.
'Gardaí responded to an incident of criminal damage at Shannon Airport, Co. Clare that occurred shortly after 4pm on Saturday 17th May, 2025,' they said.
'Three females, aged between 20 and 50 years breached the perimeter fence and caused criminal damage.
'They were arrested at scene and conveyed to Garda Stations in Co. Clare. During the course of the arrests one member of An Garda Síochána was injured and has since been taken to University Hospital Limerick for assessment. Her injuries are non-life threatening.
'The three women have since been charged with one count of Criminal Damage Contrary to Section 2 of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 and one count of Trespass Contrary to Section 11 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994 each and brought before a special sitting of the Ennis District Court on Sunday 18th May 2025 at 9pm.'
'As this is now a matter for the courts no further information is available.'
A group called Palestine Action Eire posted footage purported to be taken in the aftermath of the incident on their social media channel on Instagram.
