page_title: Airport Police (Ireland)
section_title: Agency Relationships
hierarchical_section_title: Airport Police (Ireland) / Agency Relationships
caption_attribution_description: English: The original Dublin Airport terminal building was designed in the International Style by a team of architects in the Office of Public Works led by Desmond FitzGerald. The design was more or less complete by 1937 and the building was finished in 1940. The design team comprised Kevin Barry, Daithi Hanley, Charles Aliaga Kelly, Dermot O'Toole, and Harry Robson. The viewing balconies which look out over the runways west of the building were open to the public for the first few decades of its life, but were closed eventually for security reasons. Crowds filled the balconies when the Beatles arrived for their first concert in Ireland on 7 November 1963, and when the first Boeing 747 and Concorde flights arrived in Ireland (on 6 March 1971 and 1 October 1983, respectively). The terminal has been restored and is used as offices and departure gates.
context_page_description: The Airport Police Service is a small police force responsible for providing general security and aviation security duties at the three state airports in Ireland: Dublin Airport, Cork Airport and Shannon Airport. The Airport Police service was first founded in 1936 in Dublin Airport and first became "Authorised Officers" under section 15 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1950 for the Minister of Transport.
context_section_description: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the APS and the Garda Síochána, Office of the Revenue Commissioners and other agencies such as AAIU or the Taxi Regulator sets out each organisation's responsibilities and inter-agency co-operation. The Airport Police have a long-standing and positive relationship with these other agencies. Mutual support & assistance is common
  The APS also work closely with the aviation security section within the Department of Transport to identify & respond to emerging threats to civil aviation in Ireland.
  The APS can undertake initial response to all criminal offences under the Airports and Aviation Acts 1936 to 2004, Airport bye laws and other legislation within the Airport. Any criminal offences however must be reported to Gardai as the airport police have no powers of investigation. However, APS officers will take immediate necessary action prior to the arrival of the Garda Síochána in some cases. Armed detectives from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) are stationed at a number of airports in Ireland, and heavily armed officers from the Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and Garda Regional Support Units (RSU) regularly patrol airports, particularly during heightened states of alert.
caption: The Police Service is headquartered in Dublin Airport.
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