Airport Police (Ireland)

Each of the state airport authorities are "statutory undertakers" under section 23 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998.

Each year, officers of the force effect several hundred arrests for a wide variety of offences, including assault, theft, fraud and breach of the public order.

[17] 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.

To be eligible to apply a person must be employed by the Airport Authority, be over the age of 18 and meet a number of recruitment criteria similar to those that are required of entrants to the Gardaí or Dublin Fire Brigade.

Although the majority of officers perform uniformed and plain clothes patrol duties, the force also includes a number of varied police operational support units such as: Officers wear a navy peaked cap with the force's cap badge attached when on mobile patrol.

Officers holding the rank of inspector or above also wear peaked caps but with slight differences to denote their senior role.

Formal dress comprises a dark navy open-necked tunic and uniform trousers, with a blue shirt/blouse and tie.

For ceremonial events such as passing out parades, guards of honour or on funerals duties, a white staple-belt, gloves and shoulder lanyard are worn.

The Airport Police Service uses a selection of vehicles for their individual capabilities and the requirements of the roles for which they are employed these include: The Airport Police Service currently use the standard yellow and blue retro-reflective Battenberg markings, together with the force crest, on all marked, operational vehicles.

[28] The service have a modern array of Crash Rescue Fire appliances along with its own Domestic Class-B Water Ladder Appliances, a HAZMAT unit and a Skylift/Aerial Platform[29] alongside a modern aircraft fire simulation rig & their own ex-Ryanair Boeing 737 § 737-200 both of which are used for training purposes.

Due to the smaller size of Cork and Shannon airports, the Fire Service is staffed by a mix of police and firefighters rotating between roles.

The APFS brass band was formed in October 1995, and gave its first public performance on Dublin Airport in January 1996.