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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Irish Independent
Disruptive air passengers warned of zero tolerance as almost 500,000 to pass through Dublin Airport this weekend
It comes as there has been a continued rise in industry reports of unruly behaviour to the Irish Aviation Authority, although the majority of passengers travel responsibly. This trend has seen year-on-year increases as airlines have encouraged crews to increase the reporting of unruly behaviour. More than 30 incidents have already been reported to Dublin Airport Garda station so far this year, which represents an almost 80pc increase compared to the entirety of 2024. The three most common incidents this year have been offensive behaviour onboard aircraft, obstructing or assaulting an authorised officer and being intoxicated onboard an aircraft. Last year also saw a 50pc increase in incidents of disruptive passenger behaviour reported to gardaí at Dublin Airport, compared to 2023. The aviation industry has renewed its shared commitment to tackle disruptive passenger behaviour through the ongoing #NotOnMyFlight campaign. The initiative, which was launched last year, is receiving growing support from aviation and public sector partners. It aims to ensure passengers are aware of the serious consequences of unruly behaviour, as well as supporting airport and airline staff through training and policy, or facilitating enforcement, like bans and prosecutions, where necessary. Since last year, the campaign has expanded to include Ireland's largest aviation union, Fórsa, and the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA), both of whom have formally signed the industry's joint declaration on unruly passenger behaviour. Jim Gavin, Chief Operations Officer of the Irish Aviation Authority, said: 'The #NotOnMyFlight campaign continues to reflect our strong commitment to supporting frontline airport staff, flight and cabin crew, and to safeguarding passengers by making it clear that unruly passenger behaviour will not be tolerated. "As we head into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, we're reminding all passengers travelling through Irish airports that respectful behaviour is not just expected - it's essential to ensuring a safe and positive flying experience for everyone,' he added. Paul Cleary, Assistant Commissioner in the Dublin Metropolitan Region of An Garda Síochána, said there is 'no excuse for anti-social or disruptive behaviour'. 'Incidents of unruly conduct in airports and on planes can have serious consequences for both passengers and staff. It can be a frightening experience that endangers passengers and crew, while it can also mean delayed flights and missed connections,' he said. 'Over the past year, we have been working with our aviation partners under a joint declaration to address disruptive and dangerous behaviour, and we remain very committed to that. "While the majority of people travel respectfully, An Garda Síochána is prepared to act where necessary to ensure a safe and secure environment for all who travel through our airports,' he added. Fórsa's National Secretary, Katie Morgan, said that 'our members in airlines and airports are often the first responders to unruly passenger behaviour'. "As a trade union, the potential risk of unruly passenger behaviour to the health and safety of our members is a crucial matter of concern,' she said. 'We've seen first-hand the effect that some unruly passenger behaviour has had on our members. "Aviation workers have a right to a safe working environment and to be treated with dignity and respect. "They prioritise the travelling public's safety, and this campaign helps prioritise their safety,' she added. It comes as almost half a million passengers are expected to pass through Dublin Airport this June bank holiday weekend. The airport is expecting more than 115,000 passengers every day between Friday and Monday, with a total of 480,000 set to pass through both terminals. This four-day period will see close to 250,000 passengers departing from Dublin Airport, with around 230,000 passengers arriving, including thousands of tourists from across the world. The busiest day over the weekend will be tomorrow, Friday, May 30, when almost 124,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport. Therefore, passengers are advised to arrive at their terminal two hours in advance of a short-haul flight and three hours before a long-haul flight. Dublin Airport spokesperson, Graeme McQueen, said this June bank holiday is set to break some records. "The peak tourism season is here and demand to travel this summer is really high, with this set to be the busiest June bank holiday ever at Dublin Airport,' he said. 'Indeed, the numbers travelling this weekend - and over the summer - would be even higher if it weren't for the passenger cap on Dublin Airport which continues to put off airlines from bringing new and additional routes to Ireland, denying the Irish hospitality sector of important tourism revenue,' he added.
Irish Independent
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Buzzer points Glynn-Barntown home as they edge out Castletown
The new football rules, the brainchild of Jim Gavin and his committee, once again displayed their current impact on the enjoyment levels of one of our national games as Glynn-Barntown edged out Castletown in a highly-entertaining contest the EBS Mortgages Wexford All-County League Division 1 semi-final in Killurin on Saturday.
The Irish Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
GAA to make last-ditch change to hooter rules in time for this weekend's All-Ireland Championship matches
THE GAA is set to expand the use of the hooter in time for this weekend's round of the All-Ireland senior football championship. The system, which was introduced as part of the raft of new rule changes, sees a hooter sound at the end of each half. Advertisement 2 The GAA will be expanding the use of the hooter Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 2 It will be in use at every forthcoming All-Ireland SFC game Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Used in tandem with a match clock that counts backwards, the sounding of the hooter signifies the last play, with each half coming to an end when the ball goes dead. Up until now, the new technology has only been used in games that have been televised on RTE or TG4, or live streamed via GAA+. However, It represents a change in approach from April, when chairman of the Football Review Committee, Jim Gavin, said using the new time-keeping rules across the board would not be feasible. Advertisement Read More on GAA He said: "Obviously from an FRC perspective, we'd like to see it everywhere. The harsh reality is that some grounds aren't ready. "Central Council are proposing now – voted on by the counties on Monday night – only venues where matches are broadcast or streamed live. That ground will have to be ready." This weekend sees the meetings of Meath and Cork, and Armagh and Derry, in the Sam Maguire round robin. Neither are being televised or streamed but will be using the new hooter system. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football It will be the Royals' first taste of competition since their Robbie Brennan's men had gotten to the Delaney Cup decider by Sharlene Mawdsley encounters unexpected headache on first trip abroad since GAA boyfriend reveal While they came up short in the decider at Croke Park, star performer Mathew Costello believes the The 2023 Tailteann Cup Player of the Year said: 'It does give confidence but really where the confidence comes from is the amount of work we did in the off-season, pre-season and throughout the National League. There was a lot of hard training and tough nights to build us up for performances like that. Advertisement 'The Dublin game wasn't just an overnight success or a one-off. 'We know we've plenty of big performances to come and hopefully we can bring that to Cork.' GLORY DAYS As for the Rebel footballers, recent times have seen them struggle to escape from the shadow cast by their hurling counterparts. While Pat Ryan's men have become box office attractions, having won the National League and emerged as one of the favourites to win Liam MacCarthy. Advertisement The footballers' last piece of silverware was the 2020 Division 3 title, while they achieved a league and Munster SFC double in 2012. And two-time provincial winner Micheal Aodh Martin He said: 'Our aim and our hope is to be playing in big Championship games that Cork people want to go to and that we draw those crowds. 'But I've been involved with the Cork team since 2015 on and off and this is the way I've always known it. Advertisement 'It is what it is. We have a small, loyal group of supporters that we care about a lot. There's a small group that will come up to Fermanagh and places and we really value them as well. So I'm not envious. 'It would be great — don't get me wrong — and I hope to get the chance to play in games where we do draw that support. 'But I don't look at it with envy or anything like that.'
Irish Examiner
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Clock/hooter set to feature in remaining Sam Maguire Cup games
The public clock/hooter is set to be operational in every forthcoming All-Ireland senior football game despite the previous policy it would only be applicable to broadcasted or streamed matches. The GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have confirmed to the Irish Examiner that this weekend's Meath-Cork and Armagh-Derry matches will also be subject to the technology. The clock/hooter was only in use for televised or streamed provincial matches due to logistical and financial reasons. Last weekend's two All-Ireland matches which weren't broadcasted – Mayo v Cavan and Clare v Sligo – didn't feature the countdown clock or siren either. In early April, Football Review Committee chairman Jim Gavin explained why Central Council couldn't apply the technology across the board: "Obviously from an FRC perspective, we'd like to see it everywhere. The harsh reality is that some grounds aren't ready. "Central Council are proposing now – voted on by the counties on Monday night – only venues where matches are broadcast or streamed live. That ground will have to be ready." However, a CCCC spokesperson said they are going to try and have the clock/hooter in place for all of the remaining Sam Maguire Cup games irrespective of whether they are broadcasted or not, subject to hardware personnel availability. Four of next weekend's second round All-Ireland group games are not being televised on RTÉ or carried by GAA+ but it is expected they too will feature the clock/hooter. Of the remaining 31 games in the All-Ireland SFC (Sam Maguire Cup) series, 21 are due to be screened including every game from next month's All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals onwards. As thing stand, televised or streamed Tailteann Cup matches will continue to be the only games played under the clock/hooter but that could change depending on resources. RTÉ will show football's second tier championship semi-finals and finals, while GAA+ will stream the final round meeting of Fermanagh-Wexford in Croke Park on June 1 as well as two of the four preliminary quarter-finals on June 7 and two of the quarter-finals on June 14.
Irish Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Hurling Man shifts uneasily as football gets mysteriously entertaining
The Football Review Committee has created unease in the heart of Hurling Man. The relentless focus on the proposals of Jim Gavin 's committee and the dawning realisation that the game was indeed being made better for players and spectators has created an excitement around this year's big ball championship. When football addresses problems, the natural response of Hurling Man is both dismissive and apprehensive: on the one hand, distancing himself and his game from the eternal problems of the other code; on the other experiencing anxiety that these barbaric nostrums might somehow mutate into general rule. When football embraced the now defunct round-robin quarter-finals (Super 8s), there was a dark foreboding that they would infiltrate the whole summer like a form of invasive knotweed. In response the GAA introduced the group format in the provincial hurling championships. These, of course, have been a riotous success, especially in Munster where this year there has been a succession of capacity attendances and some reliably nail-biting conclusions to the matches. READ MORE Yes, Hurling Man will lament that after the second week in June, just seven fixtures remain in his championship, while football is only getting started on its knock-out phase. Yet, such has been the quality of the hurling championships with more than a fair share of riveting semi-finals and finals that few have felt it overshadowed by the parallel drama on offer. This season initially looked very promising. After last year's epic breakthroughs against five-in-a-row chasing Limerick, Cork appeared to have kicked on, winning the league for the first time in 27 years and laying waste to opposition as they went. The potential following for the county hurlers is always huge. They have been selling out venues in Munster and last year helped to attract a capacity crowd to Croke Park for the All-Ireland semi-final against Limerick. Cork's Alan Connolly, Tim O'Mahony and Shane Barrett speak to referee Liam Gordon. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho After the weekend, that rising reputation has been thrown into doubt. Their round-robin match against Limerick may not have had instant jeopardy, unlike last year's championship encounters, which were sudden death for Cork and drew an appropriate reaction. Graphic hidings like that on Sunday are an occupational hazard in hurling. As former Tipperary manager and coach, Eamon O'Shea, currently working in his home county of Galway with Micheál Donoghue, once remarked, the game is so skilled that even small disparities can end up in outsize margins. Even so, for a team apparently on the road of inexorable progress, a 16-point defeat is a sombre starting point for the business end of a championship. Limerick are now widely accepted as All-Ireland front runners after as good a display as they have given since the 2021 final. For a team that had been waylaid two matches from historic achievement last year, the rebound was predictable but not the complete lack of resistance. If Cork are unable to reach the Munster final by not losing to Waterford on Sunday and then to give a significantly upgraded account of themselves in a Limerick rematch, the rest of the championship is unlikely to resume its status as a going concern. Without that outcome, there will be diminished confidence about the prospects for a keenly contested All-Ireland. Football is having a great season to date. There were inklings that the FRC enhancements were having an impact during the rain and the wind of the league campaign. Equally, though, there was trepidation that top teams may be holding back on ingenious strategies to confound or subvert the new rules or that the new two-point score would hasten and exacerbate punishment beatings. That latter concern has not only failed to materialise but in fact winning margins have on average reduced since last year and across three of the four provinces with just Ulster margins of victory rising from 3.88 to 5. Meath fans celebrate after the game. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho The absence of an outstanding team, like Dublin recently overshadowing everything, has helped. But the championship has featured terrific contests, including three riveting provincial finals in Connacht, Ulster and Leinster, won by 0-2, 0-1 and 0-2, respectively. As previously noted, the departure of Dublin at provincial semi-final stage helped no end in Leinster's biggest final crowd in eight years, but small tweaks helped to bring that about. The FRC had no role in the Dublin-Meath match being played in Portlaoise but the venue was more than likely an assistance to the underdogs, who had lost by 16 points the previous year when the fixture was played in Croke Park. Gavin's recommendations, though, did arguably influence the result. It was Meath's harnessing of two-pointers that enabled them to express their first-half dominance on the scoreboard and lead by 12 at the break. The final score a year ago would have been a draw, as the winners' four-point margin equates to their four-two advantage in two-pointers. That famous result opened the door for Louth to win a first provincial title since 1957, which they did. Matches have been more open and the availability of the two-pointer has contributed to as many unlikely comebacks as it has to hapless trimmings. The solo-and-go free has speeded up play and the penalty for impeding the kicker has been successful in preventing recourse to blocking and cynical interference as remedies. Any inclination to backchat the referee is similarly punishable and such misbehaviour has been largely eradicated. Whisper it to Hurling Man but it might even work a treat with the same carry-on in another code.
