Air hostess in hospital after alleged assault by O'Riordan
The former lead singer with rock group The Cranberries has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an air hostess.
Dolores O’Riordan was detained at Shannon Airport in Ireland after an incident on a flight from New York’s JFK airport.
Gardaí confirmed a woman in her 40s was arrested on the Aer Lingus plane after it landed at 5.30am today.
The singer was taken from the airport to Shannon Garda station where she can be detained for 24 hours.
A Garda spokesman said: Gardaí were called to meet the aircraft following an allegation of an assault on a female Aer Lingus air hostess. A Garda was also assaulted during the course of the arrest.”
It is understood the air hostess suffered an injury to one of her feet and was taken to the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick for assessment and treatment.
The Garda who was allegedly injured did not require hospital care.
A spokesman for the airline Aer Lingus described the incident as a "security matter''.
“An incident took place on board flight EI 110 en route from New York to Shannon today. The matter is being investigated by An Garda Siochana. As this is a security matter we will not comment any further,” the spokesman said.
It is understood the incident occurred in the business class section of the aircraft shortly before it came in to land at Shannon.
A spokesman for Shannon Airport said the flight touched down before 5am and the arrest was subsequently made.
“I can confirm that the incident took place on board Aer Lingus’ daily service from New York to Shannon. An arrest was made following arrival at 4.47am,” the spokesman said.
O’Riordan is being detained under section four of the Criminal Justice Act and is being questioned on allegations of assault.
