WELCOME HOME! The Scenes From Dublin Airport Today Will Bring A Tear to Your Eye

We are on the home straight now for Christmas and as a result, Dublin Airport has been packed to the rafters the last few days as people have prepared to welcome home their loved ones from near and far. With banners, posters, flags and tears all part and parcel of the big welcome, here are some of our favourite tweets and pictures from the last few days. If you are in the airport in the next few days, tweet us your picture @herdotie.

Excitement mounting in T2 @DublinAirport for the Ryan family great welcome home banner pic.twitter.com/SisyAaqijA — Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 22, 2014

Staff @DublinAirport are wearing their Christmas jumpers today. #DUBChristmas pic.twitter.com/ALRm3jTyg6 — Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 22, 2014

Christmas. Families reunite at Dublin airport. Later on @morningireland @rtenews ... Peter, Erin and Saoirse Maginn pic.twitter.com/myqFzaybZQ — cian mccormack (@cian_mccormack) December 22, 2014

Christmas comes early @DublinAirport thanks @EtihadAirways ✈️ makes the long trip so much more enjoyable and tolerable — Sonia O'Sullivan (@soniaagrith) December 21, 2014

A lovely welcome home at Dublin airport #connectmas pic.twitter.com/YHAjQj25Pu — Cliona (@Clionadu) December 22, 2014

Dublin Airport arrivals is a very happy place to be tonight. Welcome home @AmberDungan2 — John M Fallon (@krinpit) December 20, 2014

Ah Duuuuuublin.....you even got sunshine for me today ya little dancer. http://t.co/QcV6cHzaiZ — Eoin Macken (@eoincmacken) December 21, 2014

Happy holidays everyone #dublinairport #santa pic.twitter.com/uCvsSlBgMu — Sarah Johns (@sarahjjohns) December 22, 2014

Emotional scenes at #DublinAirport .. #IveSomethingInMyEye — Elaine Doyle (@EllyTapes) December 21, 2014

Dublin for Christmas...there's no place I'd rather be home #Dublin #Ireland #home http://t.co/XxkzXSKrpL — Emma Waldron (@EmmaBWaldron) December 22, 2014