Dublin Airport Car Parks Sold Out: Aunt Nellie, Beware!

Attention, travellers! Dublin Airport is experiencing a hilarious parking predicament. Brace yourselves: all car parks are completely sold out in the coming days. It's tighter than a leprechaun's waistcoat, and the situation won't improve anytime soon.

If you didn't pre-book a car park space, tough luck! You'll need to explore other options to reach the airport. Blame it on the closure of a privately run parking facility and the return of pre-Covid passenger levels. It's a parking pandemonium!

The long and short-term car parks are bursting at the seams, except if you're just picking up Aunt Nellie. For longer stays, parking is as tight as your postIrish breakfast waistband.

According to Graeme McQueen, the DAA Communications Manager, the demand exceeds their 23,000 parking spaces. With 100,000 daily passengers, it's like fitting an elephant into a leprechaun's hat.

So, dear travellers, hop on a bus, hail a taxi, or sweet-talk a friend into dropping you off. Consider alternative parking in Dublin and enjoy a delightful transit adventure.

Dublin Airport warns that this parking madness will continue throughout the summer.

Embrace the chaos, channel your Irish luck, and get ready for an unforgettable parking adventure. Aunt Nellie included! Safe travels, everyone!

Get Ready to Cash in on Cans!

In an exciting development, plastic bottles and aluminium cans are about to become your ticket to some extra dough, right in the comfort of your local supermarket car park!

The government has just announced plans to introduce "reverse vending machines" that will be scattered across the country's supermarket car parks by February 2024. What does this mean for you? Well, prepare to see the price of bottled and canned beverages increase slightly at the checkout, by up to a charming 25 cents. But fret not! You can easily reclaim these costs by returning the empties through these fancy machines.

Junior Minister Ossian Smyth predicts that an impressive €360 million will be redeemed every year through vouchers at participating stores. And that's not all! Once this system is fully up and running, generous souls will have the option to donate their return deposit to charity. Talk about doing good while getting some extra change in your pocket!

So, keep an eye out for those shiny reverse vending machines popping up in supermarket car parks near you. It's time to start collecting those cans, get a little bonus cash, and maybe even make a difference for a good cause. Cheers to that!