Ireland's two largest airports saw diverted flights due to ill passengers today.

In Shannon, an Air Canada flight from Heathrow touched down after a female passenger became seriously ill on board.

She was rushed to University Hospital Limerick.

The almost 500 people on board are continuing on their journey to Toronto this evening.

Meanwhile at Dublin Airport, a Ryanair flight from Fuerteventura to Edinburgh had an unscheduled stopover when an elderly woman took ill on board.

In a statement Ryanair says: "The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment".

The aircraft continued onwards to Edinburgh a short time later.

Ryanair adds that this was not an emergency landing.