Unusual scenes at Dublin Airport as 5,000 unwanted visitors are removed
It's understood 5,000 bees had taken up residence close to a taxi rank at Terminal 1
Over 5,000 honey bees were removed from the grounds of Dublin Airport on Sunday amid unusual scenes.
In a social media post, Dublin Airport said it was "well and truly buzzing" on Sunday as the frequent flyers were dealt with.
"As well as seeing off 120,000 passengers, the team - with the help of a local beekeeper - acted to safely collect and remove around 5,000 honey bees who had taken up residence near the taxi rank at T1," they added.
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Trained experts arrived with boxes to remove the bees.