Flights at Dublin Airport have resumed after a confirmed drone sighting over the airfield this morning.
The airport confirmed just after midday that flight operations had been temporarily suspended for safety reasons, mirroring similar problems at Gatwick and Heathrow in London last December.
Around 15 minutes after the initial announcement was made, the DAA said that flights had resumed and it apologised to passengers for any inconvenience that may have been caused.
It said that "the safety and security of passengers is always our key priority".
Dublin Aiport said on Twitter: "Flight operations have now resumed @DublinAirport following an earlier drone sighting. We apologise for any inconvenience. The safety and security of passengers is always our key priority."
In an unwarned development just after 11.40am, Dublin airport tweeted that planes had been suspended from the airport.
It said: "For safety reasons we are temporarily suspending flight operations @DublinAirport due the confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield. Passengers should contact their airline's website for flight updates. We will post updates here when they become available."
However, at 12.30pm, dozens of flights which were due to take off for destinations across the globe an hour earlier had yet to depart, with thousands of passengers still on board.
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