The former lead singer with rock group The Cranberries has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an air hostess and a police officer.

Dolores O'Riordan, 43,was detained at Shannon Airport in Ireland after an incident on a flight from New York's JFK airport and the woman was taken to hospital.

Gardai confirmed a woman in her 40s was arrested on the Aer Lingus plane after it landed at 5.30am today.

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Dolores O'Riordan was detained at Shannon Airport in Ireland after an incident on a flight from New York. It is understood the air hostess suffered an injury to one of her feet and a Garda officer was hurt. File picture

O'Riordan of The Cranberries performs during a concert of the group's ''Wake up and smell the Coffee' world tour 2002 in the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland

The singer was taken from the airport to Shannon Garda station where she can be detained for 24 hours.

A Garda spokesman said: 'Gardai were called to meet the aircraft following an allegation of an assault on a female Aer Lingus air hostess. A Garda was also assaulted during the course of the arrest.'

The Irish Times reports the air hostess' foot was fractured after O'Riordan allegedly stamped on it during the incident.

She was taken to the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick for assessment and treatment.

It was also alleged that she headbutted and spat at the arresting officer, who did not require hospital care.

O'Riordan's agents did not respond to a request for comment.

The Cranberries singer was on a plane from New York to Shannon Airport in Ireland. File picture

O'Riordan was detained under section four of the Criminal Justice Act and was questioned on allegations of assault.

Originally from Limerick in the west of Ireland, the distinctive singer is married with three children and has been living in Dublin.

O'Riordan , an award-winning musician and singer, was just 18 when she became lead singer of the Cranberries following auditions.

The band went on to be one of the biggest of the 1990s, selling tens of millions of records.

A spokesman for the airline Aer Lingus described the incident as a 'security matter'.

'An incident took place on board flight EI 110 en route from New York to Shannon today. The matter is being investigated by An Garda Siochana.