John Lannon, for IMI-Standpunkt, has written this article on the continued use of Shannon Airport by US military forces
Margaretta D’Arcy protesting on Shannon runway
Shannon Airport, situated on the west coast of Ireland, used to be a busy civilian airport. The Irish government gave tax breaks for companies to set up manufacturing facilities in the nearby Shannon Free Zone; Shannon Development, which is the agency responsible for economic development in the region, attracted the multinationals in; and the airport ferried people in and out.
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