Gardaí arrested eight people for public order offences during a Palestine support march at Shannon Airport on Sunday afternoon.
The march was in protest against the use of the airport by the US military.
A policing plan had been put in place to monitor the planned event An Garda Síochána said, and during the course of the afternoon four men and four women were arrested and taken to the local Garda station.
The eight, aged from 21 to 56 years, were arrested for offences contrary to the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, a Garda statement said. They have been charged to appear before the District Court at a later date.
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*This article was edited on Monday, November 18th to correct errors.
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