Legislation to lift Dublin Airport passenger cap expected by July

The Government plans to enact a law by mid-July to lift a cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport,  transport minister Darragh O'Brien said on Friday.

The Government is racing to lift the 32m passenger-per-year cap, which is ​currently suspended pending a European Court ruling. 

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