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Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Dublin Airport operator submits plans to expand Pier One West building
The operator of Dublin Airport has submitted a planning application to Fingal County Council seeking permission to expand the existing Pier One West building at Dublin Airport. The proposed development will add a second storey to the western end of the current structure, increasing the floorspace by 1,080 square metres. This expansion forms part of daa's long-term infrastructure strategy to ensure Dublin Airport can meet the demands of a growing Irish population and economy. The development will include two new boarding gates, two external vertical circulation cores, a cantilevered structure and enclosed plant, comms and electrical rooms. Internally, the extension will deliver enhanced passenger facilities, including additional seating, food and beverage outlets and upgraded toilet amenities. The project is designed to significantly improve the passenger experience and operational efficiency at Dublin Airport by addressing current overcrowding and circulation challenges. These improvements will streamline passenger flow, reduce delays and support a more resilient and sustainable airport operation. 'This extension is not just about bricks and mortar, it's a vital step in enhancing the passenger experience at Dublin Airport,' said Vincent Harrison, Chief Commercial and Development Officer at daa. 'As we work towards securing approval for our Infrastructure Application and the removal of the current passenger cap, this much-needed expansion ensures we can continue to meet growing demand and maintain our role as a key driver of tourism, trade, and investment in Ireland's future.' The development will include two new boarding gates The Pier 1 West extension complements daa's wider Infrastructure Application (IA), which outlines a €2.9 billion Capital Investment Programme to expand capacity and improve sustainability across the airport. Daa submitted its IA to Fingal County Council in December 2023. The application seeks permission for significant infrastructure improvements and to increase Dublin Airport's passenger capacity to 40 million, in line with national aviation policy, the Fingal Development Plan and the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan. Overall, the daa says the IA responds to the unequivocal national demand for air travel and daa's role, on behalf of the Irish State, to manage and sustainably develop Dublin Airport in the national interest. The IA was a substantial submission, comprising 7,000 pages and 700 technical drawings and was Ireland's largest planning application in 2023. Key elements include upgrades to Terminal 1, a new pier at Terminal 2, expanded US Customs Preclearance and a new Ground Transportation Centre. The programme also supports daa's commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 51 per cent by 2030 and to achieve net zero by 2050. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
Irish Times
4 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Times
DAA seeks permission to add new boarding gates at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport has applied for permission to add new boarding gates to ease overcrowding in a busy section of the gateway. State owned airport operator DAA said on Wednesday that it was seeking permission from local planning authority Fingal County Counci l to extend its pier one west building, part of the airport's terminal one facilities. The plan includes a second storey, two new boarding gates, more seats for waiting passengers and space for food and drink sales. The extension will address current overcrowding, ease movement for passengers and cut delays, a DAA statement said. READ MORE DAA's application comes just days after the planning appeals board, An Coimisiún Pleanála, refused it permission to demolish a spiral ramp beside terminal one to create space for further development. [ Dublin Airport 'outperformed' financial forecasts since 2022, says watchdog Opens in new window ] Vincent Harrison, DAA's chief commercial and development officer, said the 'much-needed expansion' would ensure the airport continued to meet growing demand. The State company said the extension 'complements' its €2.9 billion application to Fingal for permission to expand the airport to allow it cater for 40 million passengers per year. DAA submitted that application in September 2023. 'This extension is not just about bricks and mortar, it's a vital step in enhancing the passenger experience at Dublin Airport,' Mr Harrison added.
Irish Independent
10 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
McEvaddys apply for cargo hub on lands beside Dublin Airport
In the plans lodged with Fingal County Council, DA Terminal 3 Ltd is seeking planning permission for four aviation-related cargo handling units to operate on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis and ancillary office space on a 30-acre site. In a cover letter lodged with plans, Joseph Corr and Francis Whelan of CWPA Planning and Architecture, state that the proposed development is a first but independent phase within an overall longer-term aviation-related development proposal for DA Terminal 3 Ltd's landholding. 'These longer-term development proposals include the development of Terminal 3 and the overall development of the western campus,' they state. The overall landholding extends to 106.46 hectares (263 acres). They say DA Terminal 3 is also working with key stakeholders and landowners to advance the western access road, the delivery of which is a significant objective of the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan. The CWPA Planning & Architecture report confirms that DA Terminal 3 has engaged with Fingal County Council on their strategic vision for these lands and presented concept proposals which outlined the nature and scale of the development proposed for the lands. The report states that while concept plans have been developed for the lands, the details have yet to be determined, and finalisation of the Department's updated aviation policy should feed into this. 'The plans for the overall lands are a longer-term project, and it would not be appropriate to develop these further at this point, pending agreement at government level that a third terminal is required and that the subject lands are the most appropriate lands for such a development,' they state. On the planned cargo scheme, the CWPA report states: 'The project will deliver long-term economic and operational benefits for Dublin Airport and the wider region.' The scheme represents 'a relatively small scale first phase' of the development of the 106-hectare holding, according to the report. They say that during the two-year construction phase, 160 jobs will be created. During the operational phase, it will create 313 warehousing jobs and 130 office jobs. The planning report by CWPA Planning & Architecture states that there is currently a deficit in cargo handling and aviation-related logistics, and this will be further exacerbated if permission is granted for an application by DAA, the operator of Dublin Airport, that includes the planned demolition of 29,101 sqm of cargo handling and logistics infrastructure. A decision is due in September.
The Journal
a day ago
- Business
- The Journal
Developers of third Dublin Airport terminal lodge plans for cargo hub
THE BROTHERS BEHIND plans to develop a third terminal at Dublin Airport have lodged plans for a new cargo development for their lands on the western campus of Dublin Airport. They suggest that the development will employ almost 450 people when operational. In the plans lodged with Fingal County Council, Desmond and Ulick McEvaddy's DA Terminal 3 Ltd is seeking planning permission for four aviation related cargo handling units to operate on a 24/7 basis and ancillary office space on a 30 acre site. In a cover letter lodged with plans, Joseph Corr and Francis Whelan of CWPA Planning and Architecture state that the proposed development is a first but independent phase within an overall longer term aviation-related development proposal for D.A. Terminal 3 Ltd's landholding. They state that 'these longer-term development proposals include the development of Terminal 3 and the overall development of the Western Campus'. They state that this overall land holding extends to 106.46 hectares and that DA Terminal 3 Ltd is also working with key stakeholders and landowners to advance the western access road, the delivery of which is a significant objective of the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan. The CWPA Planning & Architecture report confirms that DA Terminal 3 has engaged with Fingal County Council on their strategic vision for these lands and presented concept proposals which outlined the nature and scale of development proposed for the lands. Advertisement The report states that while concept plans have been developed for the lands, the details have yet to be determined, and finalisation of the Department's updated aviation policy should feed into this. 'The plans for the overall lands are a longer-term project, and it would not be appropriate to develop these further at this point, pending agreement at government level that a third terminal is required and that the subject lands are the most appropriate lands for such a development,' the report says. On the planned cargo scheme, the CWPA report states that 'the project will deliver long-term economic and operational benefits for Dublin Airport and the wider region'. The report states that the scheme represents 'a relatively small scale first phase' of the development of the 106 hectare holding. It says that during the two year long construction phase, an additional 160 jobs will be created. This would be followed by 313 warehousing jobs and 130 office jobs during the operational phase. The planning report says that there is currently a deficit in cargo handling and aviation related logistics, and this would be further exacerbated if permission is granted for an application by the Dublin Airport authority that includes the planned demolition of 29,101 sqm of cargo handling and logistics infrastructure. A decision is due in September.
The Journal
a day ago
- The Journal
Judge halts unauthorised works at ancient burial ground in Dublin after human remains unearthed
A JUDGE HAS permanently halted unauthorised development works at an ancient Christian burial ground dating back more than a thousand years at River Road, Castleknock, Dublin, after human bones had been unearthed. Judge John O'Connor today granted Fingal County Council an interlocutory injunction directing Jonathan Coyle of Colecott Cottages, Ballough, Lusk, Co Dublin, and Conor Noone, Maynooth Park, Maynooth, Co Kildare, to immediately cease all earthworks at the site. Barrister Chris Hughes, counsel for the local authority, told the Circuit Civil Court that site clearance works had been carried out by the defendants on what was a national monument where hundreds of human skeletal remains had been professionally excavated in the late nineteen thirties. Mr Hughes, who appeared with Fingal in-house solicitor Karl Gormley, told Judge O'Connor that the first finding of a skeleton and two skulls had been made in a field near the river Tolka and River Road Cottages in 1937. The court heard that in 1938 the National Museum had led an excavation in which almost 400 skeletons of men, women and children had been uncovered and removed for examination. The excavation had also uncovered blue and white glass beads, a lignite ring, bronze pins, flint arrowheads and some iron objects. A silver coin of Eadgar of England dated AD 967 had also been found indicating the site had been used in the 10 th century in what was currently a field of pasture. Only a third of the Christian cemetery may have been excavated. Mr Hughes said recent works had been carried out last week which had resulted in the unearthing of more human bones, giving rise to a serious concern that irreparable harm had already been caused to what had long been an officially recorded monument. Liam Rooney, planning inspector with Fingal County Council, told the court in written evidence that he had, during an inspection, observed new excavation works including the excavation of a metre-deep trench most likely intended for drainage. Human remains had been unearthed and taken away by An Garda Siochana to the Coroner's Office to determine if they were ancient. Mr Hughes told Judge O'Connor that no consents had been provided for the new works and the council was extremely concerned that they had caused serious, irreparable and permanent damage to the monument. It was believed that, unless restrained, the defendants would carry out further damaging works. A report on the ancient burial ground stated it was an extensive Early Christian cemetery datable to the 10 th century which had not been disturbed by medieval or later interment. A total of 383 skeletons laid in regular formation with their heads to the North West had been discovered, 136 males and 99 females of which a total of 97 were children. Mr Hughes told the court the application was being made in the absence of the defendants and an early return date would be required to allow them to provide the court with any information they may wish to bring. Granting interlocutory restraints, Judge O'Connor said he would take up the matter again on Thursday. Advertisement Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
