The operator of Dublin Airport has called on the the Department of Justice to take over the responsibility for "taking down" disruptive drones.
Flights coming into the Airport were diverted to Belfast and Shannon, and flights leaving Dublin were delayed on three separate occasions over three days recently. The latest incident, which took place on Monday, saw flights disrupted for 40 minutes after a confirmed sighting of a drone.
However, Dublin Live reported that Friday’s alert - which saw four passenger jets in the air diverted and led to the shutting down of the runways for more than 30 minutes - was caused by the Dublin Airport Authority equipment which was mistaken for a drone.
