Can we have some fcuking control on the airports from high risk countries please?

Dublin Airport is still half dead, relax.

That is not the point and as it happens, it was not half empty as you describe, it was quite busy albeit I'll grant you it was at a time of a number of flights departing.

It's relaxing that got us partly into a mess in the first place, but again, a quite airport is absolutely no excuse and dare I say a good time to be actually implementing and testing rules of travel are being adhered too.

An entirely seperate matter but I get your point

Glad to hear it, honestly I'm not sure about the Kids testing requirements, i should clarify one child was over 12 and I miss understood, it was one that required a test not two, my mistake and apologies.

The fact remains however two families I know personally on the same flights and destinations had zero checks done at Dublin Airport, flight came in last night and they spent a week in the canaries. I've since spoken to another friend who was in mainland Spain two weeks ago and same thing. Whilst it appears checks are random on the Irish side, there's entire flights clearly not being checked and that's a genuine concern.

Yes, as explained in the airport on the canaries a doctor was present at arrivals, the expected checks done, certs, temperature. When my friends showed eldest child's test from Ireland, doctor requested additional checks required, dad escorted child with doctor into side room, she checked temperature and what was described as blood pressure check. When my friend (Dad enquired was the test results from the Dublin not sufficient, doctor's said they've noway to verify such results and take additional precautions. I'm just relaying my friends experience and might add two families on same flight.

Re paperwork checks, yes it's understood border control do this and this happened in Spain, no such checks took place in Dublin on departure or arrival and Airline in Dublin asked no questions which I believe they are required to do.

As other posters have said, it's not something new from their experiences recently , I was just so taken aback on hearing my neighbours experience on their return, particularly given the furore over the covid vacinne certs, call centre fiasco and the Malta incident, I just assumed rigorous checks taking place, clearly they are not.

I am gonna call BS on this.

I landed back today from 10 days in the Canaries.

Prior to departure in Dublin I was asked for my DCC and QR Code before being permitted to board. Upon arrival in Spain, nothing out of the ordinary. I was asked for my passport as usual, then proceeded on to another checkpoint where they simply scanned my QR code ( same as the PLF here ) - once that was complete there were no further checks.

Before boarding today in Spain I was once again asked for proof of vaccination/PCR ( i.e. DCC ) and my PLF for Ireland. Upon arrival in to Dublin airport I was asked for my passport and PLF.

There are no blood pressure checks, no additional testing, no doctors waiting for passengers.

Come in out of the fog will ya.

I have heard the same from several people. Zero checks in Ireland.

It's very concerning. I have several older relatives who waited till it was deemed safer to travel and are now being put at risk.

The aviation industry are as usual behaving appalling. They have zero care for public health, it's just reckless profiteering. Which is exactly what I expected from them if left unfettered by any meangiful regulation and enforcment.

You've clearly not been reading some previous posts on this

Following on from points raised re lack of checking at airports.....

A few drama posts going on here, like the daily mail some of them. If ye bothered to read the examiner article it says 7.5% is related to travel or max 10%,low.compared to workplaces and social gatherings. You can't get on a plane without the correct documents, only spot checks needed in arrivals at irish airports.

2nd trip through Dublin this month and it was much busier this time, nearly pre COVID levels at security early this morning.

Aer Lingus very thorough checking documents, PLF and vaccine certificate.

Listen.. I love the North, and go there often. There are 1000's of people like me going North every single weekend. And back.

Half the voices I hear in the North are from here. The problem isn't at the airport.

Flew out of Dublin last week

DCC was checked at the gate and again upon arrival (no declaration/tracing form required when I travelled, but has changed since) Got a text on my phone from the local authorities reminding me of the quarantine/restrictions (this is done automatically for every phone that appears in this country)

Return to Dublin

No DCC or PLF check on boarding, no check in Dublin just the usual howya and passport

All you need is a smart phone to scan the QR code, takes seconds.

saab is back.