Soldiers are being ordered on a round trip of over 500km to work as security staff at Dublin Airport, it has emerged.
The Irish Mirror has learned that 40 soldiers from the 28th Infantry Battalion based at Finner Camp in Co Donegal are in the capital today for special training – before being deployed to the airport. They leave Donegal at 6am today for their two-day training course on how to act as security personnel.
And once the Government gives the nod, they will then be deployed from Donegal to spend up to a week at a time at the airport. The soldiers were sent for training after the Government announced last week that the army was being put on standby to help at the airport following the recent delays which led to thousands of passengers missing flights.
