Overview
- Conan Kavanagh, Emily Cathcart and Aiden Cantwell (also known as Kasper Stratta), all 23, appeared at a special Ennis District Court sitting over alleged trespass and criminal damage on November 22.
- Gardaí allege a modified Ford Transit crashed through an airside barrier and, using a roof ladder and a paint-filled fire extinguisher, sprayed a US Navy Reserve Boeing 737-700.
- The airport was shut for 30 minutes and one aircraft was held in a holding pattern, with Defence Forces briefly drawing weapons as they assisted Gardaí in securing the scene.
- Investigators displayed CCTV in court and said tools, chains, bicycle locks and the altered extinguisher were seized, describing the operation as planned and premeditated.
- Bail terms include staying out of Co Clare except for court, avoiding all Irish airports and airport protests, signing on at local stations, and financial sureties (€10,000 each for Kavanagh and Cathcart; €5,000 cash for Cantwell), with a video-link hearing set for November 25.