US TROOPS BREAK COVID RESTRICTIONS AT SHANNON AIRPORT AND NEARBY HOTELS – VARIOUS ARTICLES

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40228256.html
“On February 8, four days after Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney raised the issue with the US charge d’affaires in Dublin Alexandra McKnight, another flight landed at Shannon with passengers allowed to stay overnight at a local hotel.”
https://www.thejournal.ie/us-military-shannon-airport-covid-breach-5355194-Feb2021/
“Shannonwatch, a group of campaigners against the use of Shannon Airport by the US military, has said they are unhappy with the news that crew did not adhere to Irish health regulations, stating that there is a “significant” risk of the spread of the virus from travelling US military that use the airport without following the rules.”
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/us-military-troops-travelling-into-shannon-breached-covid-19-rules-1.4485263
“The Irish Government have taken a completely lax approach to monitoring the activities of US military that go through Shannon. It is very important that public health rules are applied across the board – people are making huge sacrifices to suppress Covid,”
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/us-troops-breach-covid-19-restrictions-with-limerick-hotel-stay-1081174.html
“Edward Horgan of the Shannonwatch group, which first notified Garda about the plane, said that a number of US flights have stayed overnight in the Shannon region in recent weeks. He questioned whether the passengers on every flight had presented negative PCR tests.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/navy-ignores-covid-regulations-in-ireland_n_602b41a8c5b6d667582f0f4b
“Member of Parliament Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats complained that the Irish government too often fails to respond to Americans’ disregard for the rules. It is unacceptable that there isn’t proper adherence to public health measures by anyone. It’s an unnecessary risk, and U.S. troops have to be subject to the same approach as anyone else,” he said.”

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40228256.html
“On February 8, four days after Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney raised the issue with the US charge d’affaires in Dublin Alexandra McKnight, another flight landed at Shannon with passengers allowed to stay overnight at a local hotel.”
https://www.thejournal.ie/us-military-shannon-airport-covid-breach-5355194-Feb2021/
“Shannonwatch, a group of campaigners against the use of Shannon Airport by the US military, has said they are unhappy with the news that crew did not adhere to Irish health regulations, stating that there is a “significant” risk of the spread of the virus from travelling US military that use the airport without following the rules.”
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/us-military-troops-travelling-into-shannon-breached-covid-19-rules-1.4485263
“The Irish Government have taken a completely lax approach to monitoring the activities of US military that go through Shannon. It is very important that public health rules are applied across the board – people are making huge sacrifices to suppress Covid,”
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/us-troops-breach-covid-19-restrictions-with-limerick-hotel-stay-1081174.html
“Edward Horgan of the Shannonwatch group, which first notified Garda about the plane, said that a number of US flights have stayed overnight in the Shannon region in recent weeks. He questioned whether the passengers on every flight had presented negative PCR tests.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/navy-ignores-covid-regulations-in-ireland_n_602b41a8c5b6d667582f0f4b
“Member of Parliament Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats complained that the Irish government too often fails to respond to Americans’ disregard for the rules. It is unacceptable that there isn’t proper adherence to public health measures by anyone. It’s an unnecessary risk, and U.S. troops have to be subject to the same approach as anyone else,” he said.”
https://www.irishpost.com/news/us-troops-land-in-ireland-without-negative-test-leave-hotel-quarantine-to-get-food-203871