WATCH: Passengers capture footage onboard Aer Lingus plane forced to make emergency landing

Investigations are underway into the technical difficulties on board an Aer Lingus plane that made an emergency landing in New York.

The Shannon-bound flight returned to the ground just 15 minutes after taking off from the same airport, after it reported a number of technical problems.

Emergency services attended the scene as the flight landed again at around 7.30pm local time.

Passengers were bused back to the terminal building and no-one was injured in the incident.

Aer Lingus says flight EI 110 returned back to JFK "due to a technical fault with the aircraft".

WATCH: RTÉ reporter escapes injury after equipment falls live on-air

RTÉ's Washington Correspondent luckily avoided injury during a live broadcast on the Nine O'Clock News.

Caitríona Perry was reporting live from New York when a gust of wind resulted in a light reflector screen suddenly falling over, and almost landed on the reporter. 

Despite the very close call, Ms Perry kept her cool and promptly requested that the studio come back to her in a few moments.

"Sorry, we have a bit of an issue here, you may want to come back to me..." the reporter told news anchor Eileen Dunne.

Dublin's new Metro North: What is the plan?

It has been announced that a new light rail system will serve Dublin Airport and beyond, as part of the Government's capital investment plan.

But what will it be like and how will it work?

It will have 14 new stops - six of which are underground - with an overall length of 17kms.

It will also have up to 30 trams per hour in each direction, with a tram every two minutes.

The trams will be 60 metres long - 50% longer than current Luas trams.

"This is a complete bombshell" - Mayo GAA secretary on today's turmoil

Earlier today, reports emerged that Mayo players had given a vote of no-confidence in the current senior management team of Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly.  

Tonight, Mayo county board secretary Vincent Neary joined Off The Ball to give his take on events, while former Mayo star Billy Joe Padden also shared his reaction.

"This is a complete bombshell to the board and obviously to the Mayo management and indeed to their families," he said.

"We were due to meet the two players' reps after the championship concluded for us and that meeting will still go ahead. It's scheduled for next Thursday and we're just awaiting confirmation of that from the two players' reps. Obviously, that has become more urgent than ever because we need to tease out this total bombshell."

Irish ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey found dead at home

A former girlfriend of Hollywood actor Jim Carrey has been found dead in her apartment in California, the Los Angeles coroner says.

Irish-born Cathriona White, from Co Tipperary, was found dead on Monday night, deputy chief coroner Ed Winter said.

The cause of death has not yet been determined, he said.

Ms White, 30, had been in and on-and-off romantic relationship with Carrey since 2012.

She had moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and worked as a beauty therapist.