EI did refund me the money and reimbursed me a ticket on the bus as the connection was protected. But the whole point was to avoid the coach in the first place as the Mrs doesn't much like the twisty roads once you cross back into the South...
The ticket couldn't of been protected as they do not allow short haul to short haul bookings. It appears to be like a goodwill gesture....
Nevertheless, what kind of aspiring "hub airport" has connection rules that you're expected to know, expects passengers to effectively leave the terminal area only to join the queues for security all over again? This doesn't happen at any of the other airports that DUB intends to compete with for connecting pax. You're already airside, there should be no need for staff in the first place. Just a corridor that leads back into the departures area
Lots of big hubs require a security clearance even if just transiting. As for the setup been ideal of not, transit numbers are growing strongly. The DUB-HUB signage is a smartphone device to guide transfer passengers.
Usage of transit route by separate tickets is a lot more complicated than the daa just saying no they don't want it.