Ireland’s native honey bee was thought by many to be extinct and hopes that it might survive in the wild were dismissed.

It is difficult to conclude other than that the Daa's objective was to use the pandemic to cut numbers and rehire in a manner that would save the company money. As a result, we got the chaos at Dublin Airport last weekend, writes Mick Clifford

Former IAG chief calls for calm in the wake of chaos in Dublin as well as in the Netherlands, Canada, and Britain

Taoiseach and transport ministers warn Daa and the airport that last weekend's scenes cannot recur over the June bank holiday 

Would-be passengers who missed their flights due to the chaos at the airport should start by contacting Daa customer services 

Labour TD Duncan Smith said the Daa's recruitment policy has resulted in travel chaos and said the predictable increase in travel demand should have been resourced and prepared for by the airport authority

Dublin Airport Authority has a 12-person board of directors and there are 10 members of the management team

Enhanced background checks have slowed the recruitment drive at Dublin Airport for security screening personnel, leading to long delays at the facility. Is there a case for moving some of the air passengers in Ireland away from the airport to Cork, Shannon, Knock or Farranfore airports?

Government urged to act to support the 'under-utilised' regional airports in Cork, Kerry and Shannon

Passengers are advised to arrive to the airport two-and-a-half hours before short-haul flights and three-and-a-half hours before long-haul ones.

A spokesperson for the Dublin Airport management body said that all available staff will be on duty over the long weekend and the Daa will do its best to ensure all passengers make their flights

Dublin Airport management body (Daa) will have to account for the chaos in a meeting with government on Monday

Officials say that the situation was now 'under control' at Terminal 1, but lengthy queues could be expected at Terminal 2 for the next couple of hours

TDs call for more resources to deal with violent incidents as well as chronic delays at security gates

Social media videos quickly circulated of the fight involving two men initially, before others became involved

Mr Philips has been running the operations of Dublin and Cork airports as well as the international retailing outlets of Aer Rianta for five years

Dublin Airport operator, daa, says it is 'on track ' to have security staff at full capacity by June  alleviating the congestion witnessed at the airport in recent weeks.

Passengers flying out of Dublin Airport are now being advised to arrive at the airport up to 2.5 hours before the departure of short-haul flights

“Arriving earlier than needed has been found to increase pressure at busy times over recent days and weeks.”

This morning, pictures on social media showed people queuing outside Terminal 1 as they arrived early for their flights.