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- President Catherine Connolly signed a law that could end Dublin Airport’s 32-million-passenger annual cap.
- Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien said the government will proceed to lift the passenger cap.
- Environmental groups warned that removing the cap would weaken oversight of a high-emission sector.
- Irish airline executives and U.S. carriers cautioned that scrapping the limit could damage the economy and provoke U.S. flight restrictions.
