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Recent claims from Ryanair that a security failure had resulted in over fifty Ryanair passengers missing their flights have been denied by the Dublin Airport Authority.

According to Ryanair the DAA failed in their security role last Saturday the 27th June when customers were left queuing for more than half an hour. They went on to say that this was the second incident of its kind pointing to May 26th when over one hundred passengers missed their flights due to security delays.

The DAA hit back saying that they had received no complaints from any passengers regarding missed flights. They described the allegations as “completely and utterly untrue”. They went on to say that security lines can be quite long sometimes but delays should be no longer than fifteen minutes and last Saturday was no different to any other day.

The DAA believe that those who are checking in online may not be giving themselves enough time to catch their flight. They advised passengers to arrive between an hour and an hour and a half before their flight departure time.

A bizarre protest was held yesterday by Irish workers whose jobs are under threat at Thomas Cook branches in Dublin. A group of protestors went to a church that Thomas Cook boss Manny Fontenla-Novoa attends in Northampton bringing along with them a model camel.

Recent reports have suggested that top brass in Thomas Cook are planning on closing high street stores in Dublin meaning the loss of seventy seven jobs.  They currently operate two Thomas Cook stores and one Direct Holidays store in Dublin.

Five Irish staff members stood with the camel outside the church with a sign that read “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a Rich Man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”

The protest was supported by the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association. The group then traveled to Mr. Fontenla-Novoa’s home and handed in a letter as he was not at the church.

Thomas Cook has given assurances that jobs will be kept at their call centre in Parkwest – Dublin. Northern Ireland will not be affected.

One of Irelands leading daily newspapers the Irish independent this week received a letter from an angry reader criticising the cost of getting a taxi from Dublin Airport.

It is certainly a lot easier to get a taxi in Dublin these days. Taxi ranks all over the city are full of vacant taxi cabs A few years back it was almost a hopeless cause getting a taxi in Dublin at certain times of the day.

A letter published in the Irish Independent last week spoke of being charged forty five euro for a twenty five minute taxi trip from Dublin Airport to the Spa Hotel in Lucan. The incident happened one week before Christmas and was a mid afternoon fare.

The woman who wrote the letter called on the DAA or the Taxi regulator to step in and stop this kind of situation from happening again.

It is quite a remarkable amount to pay when you consider the cost of hiring a car at Dublin Airport. Prices start from just twenty euro a day depending on when you book.

Leading car hire experts again sent out a message to their customers this week – Book your car hire early!

There is expected to be a shortage of rental cars in busy holiday areas this summer. Prices in some locations in Spain and the US have gone up recently due to a lack of available cars.

Peter Smith from price comparison website Travelsupermarket put it down to “supply and demand”. In the past car hire firms sold old cars and brought in new ones to keep their fleet in top running order. Unfortunately tough economic times has meant that this has not been possible for many firms this year.

This has meant that many fleets have had few additions and companies have focused on keeping what they have. Easter saw a car hire shortage in certain popular destinations and it is expected that the same could happen this summer. Destinations such as Alicante and Malaga where demand is particularly high are considered most at risk.

Preferred cars such as people carriers and automatic cars should certainly be booked as early as possible if you wish to secure this type of car. There will be less of these cars in the average fleet so it can be difficult to secure one at late notice.

Remember here at Dublin Airport car hire we source cars from large and small firms. This means if major car hire firms are sold out there is still a good chance of getting a car from one of the smaller firms.

There has been huge shock and surprise in Dublin and throughout Ireland during the last few weeks. People have expressed amazement at recent events exclaiming delight at what is being seen by some as a miracle. What am I talking about? Dublin is actually getting a hot summer!!!

Over the last few weeks Dublin and many other parts of Ireland have been on the receiving end of warm rays of sunshine. After such disappointing summers weather wise over the last few years the recent heat wave is wonderful news for the city.

Irish people can be seen walking around the city with patches of red on their skin apparently being caught unaware by the intensity of the sun during sunbathing. How long will it last? This is Ireland so your guess is as good as mine. I’ve stopped listening to the weatherman.

One thing is for certain and that is that we must make the most of it while it lasts. Get moving now as it’s only two days to the weekend. Maybe work up some time and get off early on Friday. Hit the road and see how Ireland looks when it’s not raining . If you require transport we have a wide range of Dublin hire cars at the airport and downtown locations.

Drive carefully and bring lots of sun cream!

PS: Ignore this post if it is raining again by the weekend