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ALMOST 1.6 MILLION passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in March according to figures published by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).
That represents an eight per cent increase on the same period last year while overall passenger numbers at the airport are up four per cent in the first quarter of this year.
In total almost 3.9 million passengers travelled through the airport in the first three months of 2013.
Most passengers travelled to European destinations with passenger volumes to and from continental Europe increasing by 14 per cent with more than 780,000 passengers travelled to the continent.
There was also a significant increase in passengers flying to the Middle East and North Africa with 45,000 passengers travelled on these services, representing a 16 per cent increase.
This reflects the increasing popularity of Emirates and Etihad airlines which are now operating routes out of the capital’s airport.
The number of passengers on domestic routes also increased with a four per cent rise in March compared to last year. In total, almost 4,500 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport en route to other destinations around the country.
Travelling to and from the UK was level with last year with just under 600,000 passengers in March. Just under 120,000 passengers travelled on transatlantic routes to North American last month, representing an increase of 8 per cent.
One factor playing into the overall increase in passenger numbers is Easter falling in March this year and therefore coming into first quarter figures.
While tourism bosses might also like to point to The Gathering initiative which aims to attract the Irish disapora home throughout 2013.
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Mains pipes in Limerick must be in a bad way. I work on the Ballysimon Road in Limerick and the amount of times the mains pipe on this road has burst is nuts.
By the looks of that pipe I bet the Romans had a better water supply.
Well done limerick country council great work getting the water supply back on do quick
Goebong.
Am I reading your comment correct?
Are you congragulating Limerick CITY council for actually doing the job they are being paid to do?
Yes they done a great job water back on within hours great job people could have had no water all day
Goebung
Thanks for confirming that we need to congragulate council workers for actually working.
So what do want to give out to them for doing a good job stop being so negative
Goebung
Dont worry this time next year when their all transfered to Irish Water they will be too busy fixing water meters to have time to fix leaks, then you’ll be giving out.
It probably was a roman made pipe from roman times
Is that a stock photo of some pipe that leaked or a photo of water pipes typical of Limerick?
Robert
That is a stock photo. Howeveer it could also be a photo of typical water pipes anywhere in the country. Some water pipes have been repaired so often the councils would have paid 10 times less to actually replace them altogether.
That’s the council “engineers” for you
The pipe wil need to be fixed and stay fixed, as all the wh0res will need their weekly wash after the weekend
I guess the customers don’t wash at all?
Bit of plumbers mate… She’ll be grand….!
Do they use wooden pipes as in pic?
Pipes my side spear to burst a lot as well as the water is often off for repairs.
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