Passenger numbers were up 4.5 per cent in Dublin Airport, with three 120,000 passenger days in May, while Cork Airport passenger numbers were up 17 per cent. 

Darragh O’Brien was speaking at the opening of Dublin Airport’s solar farm

This is an increase of two per cent on last year.

Dublin Airport is set to breach its passenger cap this year by one million people, operator DAA has warned

Cork Airport is forecast to have its busiest year in its history in terms of international passengers this year with 2.75 million set to fly in and out in 2023

DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs said a cap on passenger numbers would reduce connectivity and move flights to other hubs such as Manchester and Edinburgh.