Update:
Flight continued its journey at 10.45pm.
Earlier:
A flight has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport tonight after the crew reported technical problems immediately after take-off.
Swiftair flight 2939, a regular cargo service from Shannon for Leipzig in Germany, departed at 8.45pm but almost immediately after departure the crew declared a May Day.
There were just three crew members on board and its understood they experienced a complete lost of cockpit instruments after take-off.
Airport fire and rescue crews were alerted and placed on standing close to the runway ahead of the flights return.
Two units of the local authority fire service from Shannon Town were also mobilised to the airport.
The Boeing 737-400 jet landed safely about 10 minutes after departure.
An Aer Lingus flight from London was placed in a holding pattern for short time while the incident aircraft was given priority clearance to return to the airport.
Swiftair is based in Madrid and operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo flights.