Thousands of passangers due to arrive back at Cork airport were instead diverted to Shannon Airport and had to get a bus to Cork this evening after their flight landed. Photo: Niall Carson/PAStatus Yellow wind alert for Ireland as Storm Dave to bring challenging weather for Easter revellersA spokesperson for Shannon Airport said that nine aircraft were diverted to Shannon Airport on Saturday afternoon. Flights were diverted to Shannon from London Stansted, which was due to arrive in Cork Airport, as well as a flight to Dublin from Lanzarote. Seaparately, electricity crews will be continuing to power power outages on Sunday morning,In a statement, a spokesperson for the ESB said on Saturday evening: “Approximately 18,000 homes, farms and businesses across the country were without power by 8pm [on Saturday]. Met Éireann’s Gerry Murphy said the most powerful winds from Storm Dave are expected to be in Leitrim, northern Sligo and Donegal.
