Dublin Airport

Use of new airport runway to continue as possible legal action looms

Airport authority defends the use of its new €320 million runway which operates between 9am and 6pm as residents complain about noise pollution

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Dublin Airport’s part-time use of its new €320 million north runway is set to continue for many months, as local residents consider legal action over noise pollution.

The airport authority has defended the part-time use of the runway, which operates between 9am-6pm, as a leading TD has said any legal challenge to the new €320-million runway at Dublin Airport would be “catastrophic”.

The North Runway, which opened last August, currently operates only between the hours ...