The Department of Foreign Affairs has not changed its advice to people travelling to Britain, after assessing the security situation yesterday morning.
A department spokesman said the situation was being closely monitored by the Irish Embassy in London and the consulates in Cardiff and Edinburgh.
"But as things stand, there is no intention to change the level of travel advice," he said. That advice, contained on the website www.dfa.ietells travellers to remain vigilant when travelling, particularly on public transport.
"You should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be against civilian targets, including places frequented by foreigners," the website states.
The Dublin Airport Authority said it was "business as usual" at the airport yesterday but security measures were under constant review.
Spokeswoman Siobhán Moore said there was no obvious disruption at the airport after the security scare at Glasgow Airport on Saturday.
Aer Lingus has a daily Dublin-Glasgow service but the inbound and outbound flights had landed before the attack at Glasgow just after 3pm.
An Aer Lingus spokesman said there was little disruption to
yesterday's scheduled flights to and from Glasgow. The
Dublin-Glasgow flight left on time yesterday morning but the return
flight was delayed by
about one hour because of the difficulties at the
airport.
Passengers needed extra time to get through the security checkpoints. The airport had advised passengers not to travel unless they had received confirmation from their airline that their flight was due to depart.
The Aer Lingus spokesman said the airline's flights were not affected at other airports and it was expected that the Glasgow service would run as scheduled today.
The Dublin Airport Authority said its security arrangements were constantly being reviewed in consultation with gardaí and the Department of Transport.
Ms Moore said changes could be made behind the scenes that passengers would be unaware of and they would not be publicised for security reasons.
She advised travellers to familiarise themselves with the hand luggage regulations introduced by the EU last November to avoid any delays at the security checkpoints.
These regulations have not changed in recent days. Liquids and gels of more than 100ml are not allowed through the screening point.
Apart from the obvious items such as drinks, banned items
include toothpaste, perfume and lip gloss. Some exceptions are made
for medical and baby foods. Ms Moore said people should arrive at
the
airport at least 90 minutes before their flight but she
cautioned against arriving four or five hours early as this would
cause unnecessary congestion.
"In May alone we handled an additional 4,000 passengers every single day, and that's on top of last year's increases," she said.
