Shannonwatch

02/07/2026

Peace Camp at Shannon - July 4th/5th. Come along if/when you can!

Friends of Shannonwatch and regular protesters at the airport are organising a Peace Camp at the airport on the weekend of July 4th and 5th. Here's are the details - come along if you can!

14/06/2026

We were back at Shannon today demanding an end to the US military use of the airport.
Earlier in the day Omni Air troop carrier N486AX passed through. Yesterday Omni's N423AX landed.
Assisting a foreign army is not how a neutral country should behave.

17/05/2026

"Neutrality, Morality, War, Peace, and the Abuse of Power."
Speech by Edward Horgan at the Roger Casement Summer School

The following talk was given by Edward Horgan of Shannonwatch to the 2026 Roger Casement Summer School at Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin on May 16th. Hello all, and thanks to the Roger Casement Summer School for inviting me to participate in this event. In my preparation for this I read a newly published....

20/04/2026

On May 3rd, an event will be held in Shannon to remember Hind Rajab, the five year-old girl who was killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Jan 29th 2024.
The gathering will remember, with love, an innocent child who was executed in a genocide.

This event is supported by Shannonwatch. Event: To remember Hind Rajab, the five year-old girl who was killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza on January 29th 2024 Where: The Peace Roundabout at Shannon Airport. When: 1-2pm, May 3rd 2026, which would have been Hind’s eighth birthday Who was Hind Rajab?...

10/04/2026

Sunday Apr 12th in Shannon. US Military OUT!

10/04/2026

Saturday Apr 18th in Dublin. We're supporting this important gathering.

01/04/2026

Press Release
"Following restrictions imposed by Spain, France and Italy on US linked aircraft using their airspace and bases, Shannonwatch call on the Irish government to take similar action without delay."

Following restrictions imposed by Spain, France and Italy on US linked aircraft using their airspace and bases, Shannonwatch call on the Irish government to take similar action without delay. As a neutral country, the granting of permission to US military flights to land at Shannon or to fly through...

15/03/2026

Do the 40 routes operating from Shannon include the air bases that the US military flights go to? Places like Ramstein Air Base, Germany and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst?

07/03/2026

If anyone is driving from Dublin tomorrow for our demo at Shannon, and could give a lift to 2 people, message us please!

06/03/2026

Protest at Shannon on Sunday March 8th at 2pm, demanding the airport stop supporting war in Iran and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.