A cup of liquid accidentally spilt onto electronic equipment in the cockpit of a holiday jet caused the smoke that forced the flight to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport yesterday.

Five people were taken to hospital after a holiday jet was forced to turn around over the Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport this evening after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

The Foynes Air Show has been cancelled due to the unavailability of a main sponsor.

Fire crews responded to several incidents where trees and utility poles were blown across roads during the high winds of Saturday night while flights at Shannon Airport were also disrupted.

Shannon has been at the heart of international aviation for over seventy years and is now home to the largest aerospace and aviation cluster in Ireland but its future could include the development of a centre of excellence for aircraft reconfiguration, capitalising on its reputation for quality and speed in maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) sector.

A passenger jet was forced to return to Shannon Airport yesterday after the crew reported a technical issue soon after departure.

A US-bound jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport to seek urgent medical attention for a passenger.

A US-bound passenger flight made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport on Saturday after the crew declared a medical emergency over the Atlantic.