Man accused of flying drone in 'critical area' close to Dublin Airport

The airport was temporarily shut down four times for up to 45 minutes over the last two-and-a-half weeks due to drone activity

It is illegal to fly drones within 5kms of the airport; drones over a certain size must be registered, and each device has a unique digital fingerprint for identification. File picture

A man accused of flying a drone in "a critical area" close to Dublin Airport has been granted bail but was ordered not to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Flights were disrupted, and the airport was temporarily shut down four times for up to 45 minutes over the last two-and-a-half weeks due to the danger posed by remotely piloted drone activity. Some flights were diverted to Shannon and Belfast, with disruption for thousands of passengers.