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Dublin Airport Authority

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 20 May, 2013

Pigeons This post contains videos

Pigeon v Plane: The costly battle to keep the airspace bird-free

A recent incident involving pigeons which forced an Aer Lingus plane to abandon its flight to London has highlighted the measures Dublin Airport takes to keep the skies around the runway bird-free.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 11 May, 2013

Man freed after car overturns at Terminal 1 in Dublin Airport

The incident happened at the entrance to Terminal 1 this morning.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 1 May, 2013

From Business ETC Dublin Airport Authority

DAA made after tax profits of €19 million in 2012, down €11 million on 2011

The Annual Report for the group shows that is also incurred exceptional losses of €24 million.

# dublin-airport-authority - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

Management to help with security screening at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport Authority has confirmed plans to ask managers to volunteer for customer service duties in the security screening area of the airport’s Terminal 1.

Children’s Ombudsman gains power to oversee 180 new state bodies

Legislation taking effect today gives Emily Logan the power to investigate the treatment of children by a slew of new agencies.

# dublin-airport-authority - Thursday 4 April, 2013

From Business ETC Air Travel

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport up 4 per cent in first quarter of 2013

Just under 1.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport last month according to figures published by DAA.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 30 March, 2013

Fire This post contains videos

WATCH: Smoke and fire training for Dublin Airport firefighters

The Dublin Airport Authority Fire Service use a simulator that can replicate numerous different fire situations on an aircraft.

# dublin-airport-authority - Friday 29 March, 2013

Fire This post contains videos

VIDEOS: A day in the life of the Dublin Airport Fire Service

Training, bird scaring and speeding across the runway for an emergency callout – there’s never a dull moment at the DAA fire station.

# dublin-airport-authority - Thursday 7 March, 2013

PICS: Dublin Airport operating as normal after earlier runway incident

The airport said there was minor impact to flight times following the collapse of a small aircraft’s nosewheel on its main runway this morning.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

UPDATED: Aer Lingus flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport

The flight turned back after people reported smelling smoke in the cabin.

# dublin-airport-authority - Thursday 10 January, 2013

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport up 2 per cent

An extra 360,000 passengers used Dublin Airport last year with an increase of 420,000 in international passengers.

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 31 December, 2012

The 9 at 9: New Year’s Eve

Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

# dublin-airport-authority - Friday 21 December, 2012

Christmas This post contains videos

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Stansted Airport “getting back to normal”

Meanwhile, Luton airport has reopened but is also experiencing delays due to snowfall.

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 3 December, 2012

The 5 at 5: Monday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# dublin-airport-authority - Sunday 18 November, 2012

What happens to stuff that gets left behind in Dublin Airport?

Dublin Airport hangs onto lost items for three months. So what happens if nobody comes forward to claim it?

# dublin-airport-authority - Tuesday 30 October, 2012

Unions meet to discuss Aer Lingus industrial action

The meeting follows the breakdown of talks over the staff pension scheme in the Labour Relations Committee last week.

# dublin-airport-authority - Friday 26 October, 2012

Ryanair offers planes and cabin crew as Aer Lingus strike looms

The budget airline, which owns 29.4 per cent of Aer Lingus, says it supports its rival in its stance on pensions schemes.

SIPTU officials meet to discuss Aer Lingus industrial action

A spokesperson for SIPTU has said industrial action is now “inevitable” and could take place early next month.

# dublin-airport-authority - Friday 12 October, 2012

Strike likely as talks over Aer Lingus and DAA pensions break down

Efforts to resolve the €748 million deficit in the pensions scheme ended “in disarray” last night, SIPTU says.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

From Business ETC Pensions

Aer Lingus warns over €748 million pension deficit

The airline said it has put forward proposals as part of the Labour Relations Committee process seeking to improve pension prospects for employees.

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 8 October, 2012

Dublin Airport passenger numbers for September up 7pc

More than 1.8 million passengers travelled through Dublin last month, an increase of 7 per cent on 2011.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 6 October, 2012

Expenses, insurance and fire engines: The week in numbers

Which Irish county has the fewest same-sex civil partners? And how many times could Facebook fill Croke Park?

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 1 October, 2012

DAA spends €7k painting fire engine green… then repaints it red

Dublin Airport Authority took the ‘green jersey’ approach with one of its fire engines before a decision was made to revert to the more traditional colours after issues with air traffic control visibility.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

Minister to airport workers: Don’t go on strike. Union: We’re going on strike

Leo Varadkar has urged all stakeholders to resolve their dispute over pensions in order to avoid planned industrial action by Aer Lingus and DAA employees on Monday.

# dublin-airport-authority - Tuesday 25 September, 2012

DAA to seek High Court injunction to prevent strike action

SIPTU has served notice of its intention to hold strike action next week which could affect passengers at Dublin, Cork, and Shannon airports.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 8 September, 2012

Aer Lingus cabin crew hospitalised after turbulence on flight from Milan

One member of the cabin crew sustained what is believed to be a broken ankle after the plane hit turbulence on its way to Dublin Airport last night.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 1 September, 2012

From The Daily Edge Literary Travels This post contains images

Pics: Why was ‘James Joyce’ at Dublin Airport?

Was he looking for a taxi maybe?

# dublin-airport-authority - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

15,000 US fans expected into Dublin Airport ahead of Notre Dame, Navy game

The sold-out game kicks off on Saturday at the Aviva.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

PICTURES: Taxi drivers say they’re in it for the long haul in airport dispute

There are no taxi services from Dublin airport as a result of a dispute about parking spaces for drivers.

Latest: Taxi disruption is ongoing at Dublin Airport

Services have been withdrawn over a dispute about the number of parking spaces for drivers at the airport. It was thought that a resolution had been reached but taxi services continue to be disrupted.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 1 August, 2012

Aer Lingus and DAA staff vote for industrial action

Workers are unhappy with proposed changes to their pensions.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

Electric cars can now be powered up at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport Authority has installed new charging points in its Terminal 2 car park.

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 2 July, 2012

From Business ETC DAA

DAA opens its first stores in China

The stores opened in the Changshui International Airport – the fourth largest terminal building in China.

# dublin-airport-authority - Monday 18 June, 2012

Mick Wallace faces fine after BMW towed from Aer Lingus staff car park

The independent TD for Wexford left his car illegally parked at Dublin Airport last Friday.

# dublin-airport-authority - Saturday 19 May, 2012

Column: It’s time to privatise RTÉ and the DAA. Offload them now.

The two troubled semi-states are living in fantasyland, writes Aaron McKenna. Why should we keep them there?

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Some passengers face extra security checks flying from Dublin Airport

The chair of the Civil Aviation Security committee confirmed new measures would be put in place after an audit found faults.

# dublin-airport-authority - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

‘Two months’ to rectify security problems at Dublin Airport – DAA

Two security issues have arisen at Dublin Airport as a result of a recent EU audit, the Dublin Airport Authority has said today.

# dublin-airport-authority - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

Dublin Airport set for up to 150 redundancies

The DAA said the staff reductions were necessary due to the “ongoing economic downturn”.

# dublin-airport-authority - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Shannon Airport to break away from DAA

Ryanair has criticised the government for not looking to sell Shannon Airport to the private sector.

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