Aer Rianta is the state owned Airports authority in Ireland. They run the following airports:
International investments are held by Aer Rianta International.
Aer Rianta is due to be privatised in late summer 2004 due to its poor track record (principally the overcrowding at Dublin Airport, and its undercapacity problems), and aggressive industry lobbying from airlines, principally Ireland's flag carrier Aer Lingus and no-frills operator Ryanair.