Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan arrested 'on suspicion of assaulting an air hostess'

Dolores O'Riordan was detained after an incident on a flight from New York to Ireland.

16:55 10 November 2014

Dolores O’Riordan, the former lead singer of The Cranberries, has been arrested and detained at Shannon Airport in Ireland on suspicion of assaulting an air hostess. 

 

Police confirmed that a woman in her 40s was arrested on the Aer Lingus plane after it landed at around 4:30am. 

 

A police spokesman said: "Gardai 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."

 

Reports say that the air hostess was taken to the hospital after suffering an injury to one of her feet. 

 

The spokesman for the airline Aer Lingus said: "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."