Fire crews are inspecting an Aeromexico Boeing Dreamliner, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport following a fire in the cargo hold.

The flight was off the Irish coast at around 2:30pm when it declared an emergency.

The plane was en-route from Mexico City to Paris.

The Dreamliner landed at Shannon just before 3pm and the passengers and crew disembarked safely.

The plane was brought to a remote area before fire crews opened the hold area where the fire is thought to have broken out.