Man (20s) due before the courts following an incident with a knife at Dublin Airport

An Garda Síochána have responded to an incident in which a man was arrested at Dublin Airport on the 12th of May 2025.

The incident is believed to be a man allegedly "waved a knife around" at the Airport.

With popular X account Shaun's Aviation writing on their account saying:

"A man was arrested at Dublin Airport this afternoon following an incident in which a knife was reportedly waved around.

The incident took place around midday today at the Terminal 1 Mezzanine level which is before Airport Security.
Airport Police responded quickly and deescalated the situation, the man dropped the knife and surrendered himself to Airport police.

Thankfully there were no reported injuries."

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The Gardaí have responded to the incident, with the press release reading:

Gardaí responded to a public order incident that occurred at approximately 10am this morning, Monday, 12th of May 2025 in Dublin Airport, Co. Dublin.

A man aged in his 20s was arrested in connection with this incident and has since been charged.

He is due to appear before a sitting of the Criminal Courts of Justice at a later date.

A representative from DAA told the Irish Mirror that:

"Dublin Airport’s Airport Police responded in a matter of seconds on Monday morning to deal with an incident landside in Terminal 1 which led to the arrest of an individual.
Our Airport Police continually work closely with their colleagues in An Garda Siochana to ensure the safety of our passengers, staff and visitors to the airport."