Almost 1,300 people refused entry at Dublin Airport this year

All told, 1,781 people were refused permission to land at Dublin Airport between January and April. Picture: Barry Cronin

Just under 1,300 people were refused permission to land at Dublin Airport in the first four months of 2023 due to their either having false papers or no travel documents whatsoever.

Some 1,010 of those who were refused presented to immigration officials at the airport with no documents, new figures from the Department of Justice show.