Dublin Airport is set to host its biggest ever festive entertainment programme this Christmas season.
More than 1,600 performers from 40 schools, choirs and musical groups will entertain passengers from Monday, December 10 with performances in each terminal daily up to Christmas Eve.
“Dublin Airport is the first welcome for thousands of passengers travelling home from all over the world for Christmas and for those visiting from overseas, so we want to make it very special,” said Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison.
“We have been arranging our Christmas entertainment calendar since September and we are delighted to present our biggest musical schedule ever. The outpouring of joy and happiness in the Arrivals Halls in both terminals makes Dublin Airport a truly special place at Christmas,” he added.
RTÉ 2FM’s Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene will broadcast their show live from Terminal 2 Arrivals on Friday December 21 from 10.00 – 13.00.
Dublin Airport’s entertainment programme will come to a close on Christmas Eve with the Dublin Gospel Choir performing live in Terminal 2.
“Many of our performers are from schools in our local communities including St. Margaret’s National School, Portmarnock Community College and Scoil an Duinnínigh, Swords and they provide a really special welcome for passengers,” Mr Harrison said.
“We also have adult choirs such as The Forget-Me-Nots, a choir that unites older people and those affected by dementia, the Airport Fire Service Band and Rush Musical Society. We would like to thank all our performers for helping to make Christmas homing comings special at Dublin Airport.”
Dublin Airport has welcomed over 29.2 million passengers in the first 11 months of the year, which is a 6% increase over the same period last year. More than 1.8 million extra passengers have travelled through the airport between January and November.
Dublin Airport has flights to almost 190 destinations in 43 countries, operated by 56 airlines.
| Date | Time | Terminal | Group |
| 10/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Cannistown NS Kylemore College Portmarnock Singers Airport Fire Service Band |
| 11/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Lusk ETNS St. Joseph’s Secondary School Rush St. Paul’s Parish Ayrfield K & S Accordion Orchestra |
| 12/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Ardmac Portmarnock Community School Songs in the key of D Brother Kevin Singers |
| 13/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Scoil Bhríde JNS Rolestown NS The Twisters Precision Pianos |
| 14/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Thornleigh ETNS St. Cronan’s JNS Clane Musical and Drama Society Tolka Dots |
| 15/12/2018 | 11.00 | T2 | Dublin Airport Singers |
| 16/12/2018 | 11.00 | T2 | Royal Meath Accordion Orchestra |
| 17/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Holywell ETNS Scoil an Duinnínigh Forget-me-nots Airport Fire Service Band |
| 18/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | St. Francis of Assisi St. Margaret’s NS Lambay Singers Cór Duibhlinne |
| 19/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Gaelscoil Cholmcille St. Canice’s Girls NS The Heritage Singers Balrothery Skerries Community Choir |
| 20/12/2018 | 11.00 11.00 19.00 19.00 | T1 T2 T1 T2 | Virgin Mary GNS St. Louis Infant School Rathmines Rush Musical Society CCE Port Mearnóg |
| 21/12/2018 | 10.00 19.00 | T2 T1 | RTE Radio – Nicky Byrne & Jenny Greene Show Fingal Gospel Choir |
| 22/12/2018 | 11.00 18.00 | T2 T1 | Scoil Mhuire Trim Young European Singers |
| 24/12/2018 | 11.00 | T2 | Dublin Gospel Choir |
Image above: Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Coolock, Dublin
