A passenger plane has been quarantined in the United States - after reports of five people falling ill on board.

The Emirates jet is currently on the ground in Boston - having travelled from Dubai.

Airport officials say none of the five were travelling from West Africa - the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak.

It comes as the Department of Health says Ireland has no plans to introduce ebola screenings at the country's airports.

England will begin screening air passengers for ebola from tomorrow.

Temperature checks will be introduced at Heathrow's terminal one, before being rolled out to Gatwick airport and Eurostar railway stations.

People who've been to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will be tested.