North Runway noise ‘as bad as it ever was’

DUBLiN Airport has rejected claims its north runway breaches planning permission but said it would introduce 18 new noise monitoring terminals over the coming months. it comes as residents have complained of “unacceptable aircraft noise” from flights using the runway and that the flight paths differ from what was granted in planning permission in 2007.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said it had undertaken a review of the departure flight paths used from the north runway and found some instrument Flight procedures were “not aligned to modelling assumptions included in previous planning submissions”. it said it issued a series of updates, which were approved by the irish Aviation Authority and became operational on February 23. it said it was aware Fingal County Council had launched an investigation into the north runway planning permission, which it will participate and engage with throughout the process. Meanwhile, over 200 people attended a public meeting recently to discuss the ongoing noise issues from the runway. The meeting was the third held in the last few months, after the runway opened last August.

residents said the changes made to flightpaths in February have made no difference. residents later told the pat Kenny Show on Newstalk, that things had actually got worse.

Michael, who runs a garden centre, said his business has been impacted.

“we’re an outdoor business - we can’t talk to people when a plane is going overhead,” he said.

“we can’t take phone calls when planes are going overhead