An Bord Pleanála has given the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) the go-ahead to build a 7,500sqm (80,729sq ft) extension to its terminal at Dublin airport.
The T1 extension was originally granted planning permission by Fingal County Council last April, but that was appealed to An Bord Pleanála by Ryanair and the Portmarnock Community Association.
Following today's decision the DAA can now go ahead with the €55 million extension at the north-western corner of the terminal
It is planned the extension will provide more space for passengers, an enlarged and reconfigured check-in area at the northern end of the terminal, and additional retail space.
The extension is part of a €2 billion DAA investment programme and is a separate development to the construction of the second terminal known as T2.
Work is expected to begin shortly, and the extension is planned to be completed by the summer of 2009.