Dublin Airport passengers up 4% in a record-breaking September
September delivered record-breaking traffic and surging transfers In the first nine months of the year, Dublin Airport passengers reached almost 29 million, new data shows. According to new figures, the Irish capital’s airport handled 3.34 million passengers last month, level with the same month last year. For 2026, that brought the nine-month total to just […]
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Three small dogs stolen after being seized at Dublin Airport
Three Pomeranians have been stolen just hours after they were seized by Customs at Dublin Airport. The tiny dogs had arrived in Ireland last week through an animal transport company, with their new owners waiting to collect them, according to the local ISPCA. Customs officers at the airport detained the animals over problems with their paperwork. The dogs were […]
1 month ago
Phoenix Park shut, Dublin Zoo closed: what the Trump visit means for your Saturday
Travellers face major disruption as Trump arrives in Ireland Dublin is set for major disruption this weekend as US President Donald Trump prepares to make his latest visit to Ireland. The US president is due to begin his trip in the capital, where a large-scale security operation will be in place around his movements. After […]
1 month ago
Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport
Ellen Walshe’s double gold in Paris Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor were given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport on Monday, walking through arrivals to cheers from supporters after a remarkable few days for Irish sport. Walshe came home with two golds from the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, O’Connor with European heptathlon gold from […]
2 months ago
Dublin Airport records its busiest ever month in July
What drove the record at Dublin Airport Dublin Airport had the busiest month in its history in July, with 3,839,635 passengers passing through, up 2.3% on the same month last year, operator daa has confirmed. According to The Journal, it was the airport’s busiest month since it opened in 1940. Daa said July is typically […]
2 months ago
Report finds Aer Lingus flight with 146 on board experienced serious Dublin Airport approach incident
Investigators categorised the event as an ‘aircraft upset’. An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 carrying 146 people abandoned its initial landing attempt at Dublin Airport after an aircraft upset, according to a new investigation. The newly published report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) found the Airbus A320 aborted its approach to Dublin Airport on […]
2 months ago