Instead of providing a second airport to spread the load and the service, the State has embarked on buying the homes of affected residents. Had young Icarus picked Dublin Airport for his take-off and landing he might have lived to tell the tale. This week’s Cabinet decision to permanently abolish the passenger cap – currently 32 million-a-year – ignores the inevitability that, one of these days, Dublin Airport is going to reach breaking point. In 1995, he submitted a detailed proposal to the Government for a second Dublin airport at the Baldonnel Air Corps base in the western reaches of the capital. And concentrating ever-increasing health damage caused by dirty air, noise and road congestion in a corner of Dublin and Meath is not a solution.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 23:23 UTC