Passenger numbers at Irish airports drop by 5.5 million
More than 5.5 million fewer passengers used Irish airports in the first quarter of the year compared to last year, new figures show.
During January, February and March, almost 419,000 passengers passed through the five main Irish airports, a drop of 92.9% when compared with the same period last year.
![<p>Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe: 'If [former Garda Commissioner] Drew Harris was still here, I'd have called for him to resign, because he didn't operationalise the law.' Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos</p> <p>Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe: 'If [former Garda Commissioner] Drew Harris was still here, I'd have called for him to resign, because he didn't operationalise the law.' Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos</p>](/cms_media/module_img/9907/4953620_8_augmentedSearch_CC_20Leinster_20House004.jpg)


