There is no need to panic or rearrange travel plans to Madrid despite this morning's exlposion at the city's airport, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Spanish police exploded a booby-trapped car in a car park at Madrid-Barajas airport this morning.
A Department spokesman said it was not advising people against travel but warned Irish tourists planning a trip to the city to remain vigilant and "pay attention to security advice from Spanish police".
Meanwhile Mr Brendan Moran of the Irish Travel Agents Association told ireland.comit is "still all systems go" for travel plans to Madrid.
He said although there were no direct tour operator programmes to Madrid from Ireland, up to 250 Irish people visit the city every day.
Spanish police disarmed the device after receiving a telephoned warning from a caller saying he represented Basque separatist group ETA.
A police spokesman said there were no casualties, but the explosion on the second floor of the airport's Terminal 2 building, reserved for internal flights, damaged several vehicles.
The telephone caller had alerted highway police in San Sebastian, northern Spain, to the presence of the Madrid-registered booby-trapped vehicle.
Police blocked access roads to the airport, causing major traffic jams.
Last week, police announced they had arrested six suspected ETA members and seized 200 kilogrammes of explosives in the Catalonia region, target of a bombing campaign against key tourist sites.
Additional reporting AFP