http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...&issue_id=9285
A MAN went berserk and smashed up the toilet of a plane flying into Dublin.
Gardai were alerted by a Cityjet pilot after cabin crew and passengers had to restrain the passenger.
A 35-year-old man, who was travelling with his father, went into the toilet and removed a fluorescent light tube from the wall, breaking it in half. He then made his way into the cabin but was tackled by two members of the crew.
Two male passengers went to their aid and managed to restrain the man until the Cityjet BAe-146 from Paris landed.
Gardai boarded the plane, which had 82 passengers plus crew on board, and arrested the man, who has a history of mental illness.
He was then taken into custody and a doctor called. The man was committed to St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital.
No charges have been brought following the incident, which took place last Thursday around 11am.
A Cityjet spokesman said: "There was a man who had to be restrained in order for the plane to land."
Cityjet hoped the man had received proper treatment and was well again, the spokesman added.