Over 110,000 passengers came through Dublin Airport in January

A Garda checkpoint at Dublin Airport . Picture:  Brian Lawless/PA

New figures have revealed that 110,930 passengers came through Dublin Airport in January — 60% of which was non-essential travel.

According to statistics from the Department of Transport, Dublin Airport accounted for the bulk of air travel into the country, with Cork and Shannon airports reporting fewer than 2,000 and 1,000 passengers respectively.