Two members of Shannonwatch face charges for trying to stop illegal U.S. military flights through Shannon Airport.
Author: Shannonwatch
Shannonwatch is a group of peace and human rights activists based in the mid-West of Ireland. They hold monthly protest vigils at Shannon Airport on the second Sunday of every month. They also monitor all military flights and rendition-linked flights in and out of Shannon and through Irish airspace.
Shannonwatch's objectives are to end U.S. military use of Shannon Airport, to stop rendition flights through the airport, and to obtain accountability for both from the relevant Irish authorities and political leaders. As a member of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) it actively supports its campaign against the integration of Ireland into the U.S. and other military structures, and in particular the use of Shannon Airport by the U.S. military.