Irish pilots claim government ignored warning about drones

After flights in and out of Dublin Airport were again paused on February 21 due to drones being operated nearby, the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) said it flagged concerns about drones six years ago but got a “poor response”. Evan Cullen, the IALPA president, told Ireland’s public broadcaster RTÉ, that the organisation warned the Irish government in 2017 about the dangers of drones being flown near airports. “As early as 2017 we alerted all stakeholders in aviation such as the Dublin Airport Authority, the Irish Aviation Authority, the then minister Shane Ross and the Department of Justice that we