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The '''Airport Police Dog Unit''' ('''APDU'''), ({{Irish place name|'''Aonad Gadhar Póilíní an t-Aerfoirt'''|no_translate=yes}}) is a unit of the [[Airport Police (Ireland)|Airport Police Service]], which is a small police force in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The unit has been in existence since the early 1970s, and plays an integral part in the security and policing of [[Dublin Airport]]. 
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The '''Airport Police Dog Unit''' ('''APDU''') ({{Irish place name|'''Aonad Gadhar Póilíní an t-Aerfoirt'''|no_translate=yes}}) is a unit of the [[Airport Police (Ireland)|Airport Police Service]], which is a small police force in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The unit has been in existence since the early 1970s, and plays an integral part in the security and policing of [[Dublin Airport]].


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The primary function of the Dog Unit is to patrol Dublin Airport’s 17 kilometre boundary. Using its own fit-for-purpose vehicles, the officers check the integrity of the fencing and investigate possible breaches 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
[[File:Airport_Police_Dog_Unit_patrolling_near_Dublin_Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Airport Police Dog Unit inspecting one of Dublin Airports radar sites.]]


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They also provide assistance to their colleagues in the Airport Police Service with [[public order]] situations and [[Search and rescue|searches]] for persons.
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The primary function of the Dog Unit is to patrol Dublin Airport’s 17 kilometre boundary. Using its own fit-for-purpose vehicles, the officers check the integrity of the fencing and investigate possible breeches 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

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They also provide assistance to their colleagues in the Airport Police Service with [[public order]] situations and [[searches]] for persons.


This Police unit have statutory exemptions under the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/en/si/0442.html] APDU exemption under Control of Dogs legislation</ref>
This Police unit have statutory exemptions under the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/en/si/0442.html] APDU exemption under Control of Dogs legislation</ref>
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*[http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/420/55181/1/Dublin-Airport%3A-Life-Stories/ Documentary featuring the Airport Police Dog Unit]
*[http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/420/55181/1/Dublin-Airport%3A-Life-Stories/ Documentary featuring the Airport Police Dog Unit]


{{Police forces in Ireland}}
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[[Category:Airport Police (Ireland)]]
[[Category:Airport law enforcement units]]
[[Category:Police dogs]]
[[Category:People working with dogs]]
[[Category:Animals in Ireland]]

Latest revision as of 20:12, 18 August 2023

This article is about the Irish unit. For the general topic, see police dog.

The Airport Police Dog Unit (APDU) (Irish: Aonad Gadhar Póilíní an t-Aerfoirt) is a unit of the Airport Police Service, which is a small police force in Ireland. The unit has been in existence since the early 1970s, and plays an integral part in the security and policing of Dublin Airport.

The primary function of the Dog Unit is to patrol Dublin Airport’s 17 kilometre boundary. Using its own fit-for-purpose vehicles, the officers check the integrity of the fencing and investigate possible breaches 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

They also provide assistance to their colleagues in the Airport Police Service with public order situations and searches for persons.

This Police unit have statutory exemptions under the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998[1]

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  1. ^ [1] APDU exemption under Control of Dogs legislation
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