A US-bound passenger jet that suffered ‘serious hydraulic issues’ soon after taking off from an airport in Scotland, has made and emergency landing at Shannon Airport.
An exercise will be take place on the N18 dual-carriageway this week to test emergency cross-overs and contra flow traffic arrangements that might be required to manage serious incidents on the route.
Fire crews from two Clare stations are currently battling a significant bog, gorse and forestry fire near Kilmaley which had threatened local properties for a time earlier this afternoon.
