Calling into Shannon at the weekend it seems, probably to thank the airport for all the duty free that the troops buy on the way to Iraq.
Expect increased security at Shannon Airport this weekend as US
president George W. Bush is expected to make a stopover at the airport
over the weekend.
Bush will be returning from a NATO conference when he is due to land at Shannon.
According to the Irish Independent, the Defence Forces have been told to be on full alert at the airport for this stopover.
Could he not pick a weekend where there wouldn't be a Heineken Cup 1/4 Final on and the mass exodus through Shannon that it entails.
Why cant the langer stop somewhere in The US Territory of England ?
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What? He's travelling today? [img]smileys/wink.gif[/img]
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I hope he isnt comeing to shannon its bad enough with all the yanke troups wondering around the departure lounge let alone with him being there to.
Like jmccoy says cant they send him somehere in england I hope his plane drops air force 1 drops out of the air [img]smileys/evil.gif[/img]
What day is he going to be there as i have to take some ppl there and pick some up to
What does it mean to be English?
Being English is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer then travelling home grabbing an Indian curry or a Chinese on the way to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American soap shows on a Japanese TV and the most English thing of all?
Suspicion of anything foreign
kernow bys vykken
Dos a wra again prys
Maybe he's going to the match.
Nope. There is extra security in Shannon. Guards were taking names and car registrations in the public viewing area on Monday.
I expect there will be more in the papers tomorrow!!
There was also a C17 transport plane at Shannon on Monday. No coincidence.
In May 2005, whenit was supposed to make a similar stopover, Air Force One bypassed Shannon. This isdespite the army, guards and secret service being all over the shop for several days.A handy €500k wasted on security for that clown.
"This was the performance Ireland had been threatening all championship but had only managed to produce in fits and starts. Defeats at the hands of France and Wales had put paid to their title aspirations, never mind a Grand Slam, but yesterday’s emphatic 24-8 win shows that this is a team moving in the right direction."
The Irish Times after Ireland beat England at Lansdowne Road on 19/03/11
Well iv been sat out at Shannon all day i haven't herd a word about this or seen any extra security here that you expect if there is going to be a high level visit like this surely they would be getting ready for the visit if he is meant to be coming here the place just seems the same as normal who knows we will see if it happens
What does it mean to be English?
Being English is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer then travelling home grabbing an Indian curry or a Chinese on the way to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American soap shows on a Japanese TV and the most English thing of all?
Suspicion of anything foreign
kernow bys vykken
Dos a wra again prys
The plan is that he will just refuel at Shannon on the way to and/or back from Bucharest. Romania and Bulgaria are being inducted in NATO this weekend.
"This was the performance Ireland had been threatening all championship but had only managed to produce in fits and starts. Defeats at the hands of France and Wales had put paid to their title aspirations, never mind a Grand Slam, but yesterday’s emphatic 24-8 win shows that this is a team moving in the right direction."
The Irish Times after Ireland beat England at Lansdowne Road on 19/03/11
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The massive security operation put in to
operation at the expense of the taxpayer was all for nowt today as Air
Force One, the aircraft carrying US president George W. Bush, overflew
Shannon airport today.
It was scheduled that the US president would be landing at the Clare
airport for a refuelling stop, but instead his flight continued on to
the United states.
Two support aircraft, which were travelling with the president’s jet, did however stop to refuel.
150 Gardai were posted to Shannon for the landing.
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That just takes the biscuit!![img]smileys/mad.gif[/img]
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That is an absolute disgrace.
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