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A general view of an empty road to Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport

Daa signs €265m contract to construct airfield tunnel

The operator of Dublin Airport, daa, has awarded a €265m contract to construct the new West Apron Vehicle Underpass at the airport to joint venture Sacyr Ireland Ltd and Wills Bros Ltd.

Business • 09 Oct

Passenger numbers at Dublin and Cork airports rise again

Passenger numbers at Dublin and Cork airports reached record numbers last month with a total of 3,667,073 people passing through the two airports, new figures from airport operator daa show.

Business • 03 Oct

a building with a gated entrance at Dublin Airport

Daa's Pier 1 West expansion plans secure lift off

Fingal County Council has given lift-off to plans by Dublin airport operator daa to expand the existing Pier 1 West building at the airport in order to deal with overcrowding.

Business • 24 Sep

Daa's H1 passenger numbers increase amid higher costs

Dublin and Cork airports operator daa has reported higher revenues for the six months to the end of June but a drop in its profits after tax as its operating costs rose.

Business • 24 Sep

Staff told Jacobs 'is and remains' CEO of daa

Workers at daa have been told Kenny Jacobs "is and remains" the chief executive of the operator of Dublin and Cork airports.

Business • 18 Sep

Daa boss Jacobs and board reach agreement on exit package

An agreement has been reached between the chief executive of the daa and the board of directors of the semi-state company, under which Kenny Jacobs will leave his role in the new year.

Business • 17 Sep

Talks to continue over future of Kenny Jacobs at daa

Talks are expected to continue over the coming days between legal representatives for the chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (daa) Kenny Jacobs and lawyers for the board of the organisation.

Business • 14 Sep

'Nothing should be inferred' from reports of daa rift

The operator of Dublin and Cork airports has said that "nothing should be inferred" from reports of a rift between the chief executive and the daa board.

Business • 12 Sep

EU funding for sustainable transport at Dublin Airport

The operator of Dublin and Cork airports has received the first instalment of €2.35m in funding from the European Commission under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) programme.

Business • 31 Jul

Dublin airport operator lodges expand Pier 1 West plans

Dublin airport operator daa has submitted a planning application to Fingal County Council seeking permission to expand the existing Pier 1 West building at Dublin Airport.

Business • 30 Jul

Dublin and Cork airports have busiest June to date

New figures show record numbers of air passengers passed through both Dublin Airport and Cork Airport last month.

Business • 04 Jul

Staff at Cork Airport after they win a Europe Best Airport award

Cork Airport wins best regional airport award again

Cork Airport has been named the "Best Airport in Europe (under 5 million passengers)" at the Airport Council International (ACI) EUROPE Best Airport Awards 2025.

Business • 20 Jun

Dublin and Cork Airports have busiest May on record

Both Dublin and Cork airports had their busiest ever May, according to figures from operator daa.

Business • 04 Jun

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport jumped by 27% to 309,000 in April

Easter boosts passenger numbers at Dublin & Cork airports

Both Dublin and Cork airports saw an increase in passenger numbers in April, according to airport operator daa, on the back of a busy Easter period.

Business • 08 May

Revenue jumped 9% when compared to 2023 to €1.1 billion.

daa profits and revenue rise as passenger numbers grow

Dublin and Cork airport operator daa recorded increased profits and revenue last year, as passenger numbers continued to grow.

Business • 01 May

The daa said the spiral ramps at Terminal 1 have been redundant from their original operational purpose - public parking access - for almost 50 years

Daa appeals Council's refusal to demolish spiral ramps

Permitting daa proposals to demolish spiral parking ramps now at Dublin Airport's Terminal 1 "will unlock a critical development opportunity at the core of the Dublin Airport campus".

Business • 02 Apr

The spiral parking ramps at Dublin Airport's Terminal 1

Daa plan to demolish 'spiral parking ramps' refused

Fingal County Council has refused planning permission to Dublin Airport operator's plan to demolish spiral parking ramps at Terminal 1.

Business • 07 Mar

Daa is to re-lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council to increase Dublin Airport's capacity to 36 million passengers a year

Daa to re-lodge application to hike Dublin Airport cap

The operator of Dublin airport is to re-lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the airport capacity to 36 million passengers a year in the coming days.

Business • 05 Feb

Fingal County Council rejected the application because it failed to comply with development regulations (pic: RollingNews.ie)

Bid to boost Dublin Airport passenger cap ruled 'invalid'

Fingal County Council has ruled that an application from the operators of Dublin Airport to raise the airport's passenger cap to 36 million passengers per annum was invalid

Business • 14 Jan

95% of passengers cleared security screening in 15 minutes or less

Cork Airport welcomed 3.1 million passengers in 2024

A total of 3.1 million passengers flew to and from Cork Airport last year, one of the busiest years in the airport's 63-year history.

Business • 14 Jan

Daa's planning consultants Coakley O'Neill Town Planning stress that no physical works are either required or proposed as part of the planning application for Dublin Airport

Rise to 36m passengers 'modest uplift' - daa consultants

Planning consultants for Dublin airport operator daa have stated that new plans to increase airport capacity to 36 million passengers a year is "a modest uplift in passenger growth".

Business • 30 Dec 24

Dublin Airport currently has a passenger cap of 32 million a year

Daa seeks to increase airport passenger cap to 36m a year

The operator of Dublin Airport has confirmed it is submitting an application seeking to increase the passenger cap to 36 million a year.

Ireland • 20 Dec 24

Dublin Airport will welcome 1.4 million passengers this Christmas

'So special' - loved ones welcomed home at Dublin Airport

Families gathered to welcome home loved ones from abroad on what was set to be one of the busiest days in the run up to Christmas at Dublin Airport.

Ireland • 21 Dec 24

Almost 2.3 million passengers used Dublin Airport last month, making it the busiest November ever in its 84-year history

Dublin Airport set to breach passenger cap limit

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport in November were 3% higher than the same month last year, with numbers at Cork Airport up 5%.

Business • 04 Dec 24

Following a request from daa, the deadline for the return of the information sought was extended in August to this month.

daa lodges response to council's request on passenger cap

daa has lodged its response to Fingal County Council's request for further information on its application to build new infrastructure at Dublin Airport to allow the passenger cap to be lifted to 40m a year.

Business • 13 Nov 24

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