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A FAMILY who live close to Dublin Airport say they have been suffering constantly since the Northway runway opened last year, and have compared it to a ‘warzone’..

It has got to the point where one of their children has asked to move away altogether.

Dr Niamh Maher, who lives in St Margaret’s with her husband and two young children, told RTE News that she has suffered from stress and stomach pain because of the disturbance.

“I’ve to hide my stress at work.

As a result, I’ve had issues with my stomach which is stress induced. My sleep is all over the place. I’m very on edge because I’m constantly thinking about it,” Ms Maher said.

“There’s no clear resolution to this, it was forced on us. There’s no control of this situation. There’s a massive anxiety associated with it, along with working full time and two young kids.

“It’s heartbreaking, my daughter has seen the stress and anxiety this has caused. She’s saying things like ‘we can move somewhere else, I can move schools, it’ll be okay’. That’s awful,” she said.

“It’s like a warzone,” she added. “The planes are flying over the garden. My daughter cries because of it. The noise stops me from thinking, I can’t have a conversation because the planes drown you out.

“My kids can’t play in the garden. It’s not a noise you get used to.

“This wasn’t meant to happen; we’re not meant to be under low-flying planes. The noise of them, the house vibrates. You can feel them go through your body. The noise is deafening. I get angry talking about it,” she added.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) recently amended the flight paths following complaints, but locals say the problems are persisting and they are now considering legal action. In a statement the DAA said balancing the needs of a

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