The Irish Aviation Authority has closed the country’s airspace until six o’clock this evening following a deterioration in the ash coverage over the country.
No commercial passenger flights including North American traffic From Shannonm or Dublin will operate from any Irish airport during the period.
The IAA made the decision based on the latest forecast from the Volcanic Ash Centre in London which shows a risk to Ireland from the Icelandic volcanic plume.
Ryanair has cancelled all flights into and out of Ireland, including internal flights until one pm on Monday.
Meanwhile,
Ennis Councillor Brian Meaney is among the countless numbers of people stranded aboard and trying to find an alternative way home.
He was on a short trip to Brussells which has now turned into a marathon effort to get home via Callas
