The unlucky group had to reschedule their Cork flights to Dublin and arrived at the airport during a widespread power outage

A DAA statement said: “A power issue which impacted on operations at Dublin Airport for a short period on Sunday morning has now been resolved. “An ESB power outage in the North County Dublin area resulted in a loss of power in parts of Terminal 2.

In a draft decision issued on September 12, The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has proposed implementing a seating capacity of 25.2 million seats during the summer period at Dublin Airport, which runs from the end of March to October.

Delays are expected at Dublin airport after a power cut caused disruption on Sunday. Officials said check-in, security and boarding processes in terminal two were now "working but slower than usual" due to a passenger backlog.

Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 was without power for an hour this morning from around 8am due to an ESB outage in north Dublin.

Tourists visiting Dublin should consider using other airports, Ireland’s international transport minister has said. James Lawless made the remarks amid a long-running dispute over a passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

There was chaos at Dublin Airport yesterday as backup generators failed to kick in during a local power outage, leaving passengers stranded outside Terminal 2 for around two hours and causing logjams throughout the airport and a series of flight delays when power was eventually restored.

A power outage in North County Dublin is impacting on operations in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport this morning. “Passengers should continue to travel