Aer Rianta secretary takes over at Dublin airport

THE new Dublin Airport Authority appointed Oliver Cussen as its acting chief executive yesterday at its first board meeting.

Mr Cussen was the former company secretary of Aer Rianta, whose powers were transferred to the new Dublin Airport authority as part of the break-up of the State’s airport management company into three independent units.

Mr Cussen will take over the duties of former Aer Rianta chief executive Margaret Sweeney, who resigned last month after she failed to get clarification from the Department of Transport about her future role once the break-up was finalised on October 1.