Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan is to be prosecuted in relation to an alleged 'air rage' incident.

The 43-year-old singer was arrested on board a plane - which had been travelling from New York - at Shannon Airport on November 10 last.

O'Riordan has been charged with assaulting two airport police officers and a garda, and is also accused of resisting arrest at Shannon Airport

The Director of Public Prosecutions is expected to call Ms O'Riordan before Ennis District court in connection with the incident in the coming months.