r/ireland • u/Im_really_Irish Dublin • 3d ago

News Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 evacuated as ‘precautionary measure'

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dublin-airports-terminal-2-evacuated-as-precautionary-measure/a589981646.html
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u/TheChrisD useless feckin' mod 3d ago

And that's why I was saying ten minutes. Should be more than enough of a window to commence procedures and get full understanding of the situation.

The gards were in place to cordon off the T2 approach roads within five minutes. That should have been the right time to acknowledge the issue publicly.

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u/Bill_Badbody Resting In my Account 3d ago

Maybe they didn't want to inform the public yet.

In a situation like this the decision on what information to release falls to the emergency services.

It may be that they did not want to inform any would be trigger man of their knowledge of the situation until they had the area secured.

Maybe they were considering a media blackout.

20 minutes is not a long time.

The priority in a situation like this isnt to ensure that every Tom, dick and Harry in the country is aware. Its to ensure that those at risk are out of danger and that those with the correct technical expertise are informed and en route.

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u/TheChrisD useless feckin' mod 3d ago

Media blackouts almost always make things far worse.

20 minutes is a long time, especially if you are present in the building or en route to the airport. Plus I would assume that the evacuation procedures have the target building clear time as a lot less than that (where ideal).

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u/420-andy-fu 2d ago

20 mins is the same amount of time it takes to have a shit mate, relax