A Man Has Been Arrested After Causing Damage At Dublin Airport This Morning.

Monday, 17 March 2025 16:14

By Emma O'Connor

The daa says the man arrived at the airport intoxicated.

A man has been arrested after causing significant damage to Dublin Airport this morning.

Airport Police responded to an incident at Terminal 1 on Monday morning after a man attacked a gate.

Gardaí confirmed a man in his 20s has been charged with an incident of criminal damage and will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.

The daa says the man arrived at the airport intoxicated, missed his flight and proceeded to cause significant damage.

In a statement, the operator of Dublin Airport says: "We hope the justice system deals with him appropriately, and also that we never see him at Dublin Airport again."

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