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THE LIST OF the most common items left in Dublin Airport’s lost & found doesn’t throw up many surprises. For the most part it’s backpacks, iPads, umbrellas…
However, a number of unusual objects have been left in the airport’s halls in recent years – including, according to a spokesperson:
“An urn containing ashes, a headstone, a 42 inch TV, a satellite dish, large paintings and a toilet and cistern which was left on the departures road.”
The toilet, they reckon, must have been in the boot of a car and taken out when luggage was being removed “and the driver forgot all about it”.
“The list changes slightly from season to season so for example during the winter months we’d have a lot of gloves and some ski equipment.
“We have lots of passports, which are reunited with their owners where possible… It’s very important that the information on the back page of the passport is filled in so it can be returned, otherwise it goes to the embassy of that country.”
These are the top ten items generally left around the terminals:
1. Backpacks
2. Luggage
3. Coats/jackets/jumpers
4. Baby toys
5. Umbrellas
6. Baby buggies
7. ID cards
8. Sports equipment – hurleys/tennis rackets
9. Mobile phones
10. iPads
And these are the top ten items left at security screening:
1. Belts
2. Mobile phones
3. Sunglasses
4. Laptops
5. iPads
6. Audio equipment
7. Scarfs
8. Hats
9. Documentation – boarding passes/passports
10. Liquids/gel packs
“People are really good at handing in lost items and they’re listed on our website – with some key information withheld, for obvious reasons,” the spokesperson said.
Because of the sheer volumes of people travelling through the airport we must have the biggest lost property office in the country.
(If you think you might have left something in the airport you can check the relevant section of the website here).
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Going to be a huge waste in tax payer money on this.
Reminds me of the 100ks euro being spent on reports getting them translated to Irish , yet time and time again nobody ever requests the Irish reports.
Having 20% being Irish is out of step with Irish population, no where near 20% of this country’s population chooses Irish as their first language
@Barry Somers: maybe have them 100% available in Irish only. English translation by request only. Maybe that would encourage people to improve their Irish. What’s your plan? Just give up on your country’s beautiful indigenous language..?
@Diaspora’d: oh I see, you are trying the same tactic as the education system when it comes to Irish by forcing it on people.
Remind me again just how much its failed for decades where people leave school with hardly a word of Irish.
It’s failed utterly in our education system but it seems that doesn’t stop you.
@Barry Somers: Actually it’s because it’s never been properly implemented. Still can’t understand why kids in Ireland are not all educated in all-Irish primary and secondary schools. All-Irish schools are an excellent way to give kids the ability to be bilingual and then be able to pick up other languages too. It’s no hindrance to their overall education and I also can’t understand why Irish people who are proud of their identity would be so willing to let their indigenous language die.
Faoi dheireadh! Dea nuacht don Ghaeilge.
Before any of the nay sayers comment here. This won’t actually cost anything. Asking that a proportion of the messages already sent out by departments be done as Gaeilge makes sense. It’s a shame to see government departments putting out English only messaging on social media
20% employment will be a great encouragement for young people to engage with the language more in school and college.
@Aodhán Ó Deá: Aontaím go hiomlán
Visit the so-called Irish-speaking areas (Dingle is a prime example) and listen to the languages spoken. English, of course, and, depending on the time of year, Polish is next and then German and French. The pretence is embarrassing. The only place I know of that comes remotely close to being a Gaeltacht is Carraroe, Co Galway but it’s nowhere near what it was when I lived there years ago. We didn’t need Gaeltacht signs back then; the predominant language was Irish. Today is quite a different story. Time to face reality. Sad but true.
Ar feabhas!
Irish is Marbh.
Waste of money
More people speak polish than Irish
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