In escalating tensions with Fingal County Council, DAA head Kenny Jacobs suggested the incoming government take airport planning decisions away from the local authority in the national strategic ...

In a statement, daa said it was "baffled and bewildered by this bizarre flip-flop by Fingal County Council". It said the council had twice confirmed the validity of its application in recent weeks.

“This is confusing and/or misleading and wholly unnecessary," the order states. Earlier on Tuesday, DAA said that the overall figure of 33.3 million passengers through its terminals last year ...