Would a 1.5 layover in Dublin airport from Toronto on my way to London be risky?

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It’s fairly risky, yes. You can’t transfer airside; you’ll have to clear immigration and then security, which has been quite slow recently in Dublin. Nevertheless, that Ryanair ticket cannot have cost you that much, and there are plenty of flights to London (or, for Ryanair, “London”) throughout the day. So if you risk it and lose, it won’t cost you too much time or money.

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According to the Dublin airport website:

We advise you allow 2.5 hours for a short-haul flight departure time, and 3.5 hours for a long-haul flight departure time. If you are checking in a bag, please allow up to an hour of additional time.

Source: https://www.dublinairport.com/flight-information/connections/self-connecting-passengers

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Would it be risky to book this?

Yes.

Would I need to go through security again or not?

Yes. You need to do clear immigration, pick up your bags, go through custom, drop your bags again and re-enter through security.

Alternatively, there is a flight at 12:55

I would go with that. Personally my minimum for a self connection is 4 hours.

This all boils down to a risk/reward analysis. In this case the risk is probably "tolerable". If you miss the connection, you loose the Ryan Air ticket but it's still early in the day and there are probably 15+ more flights you can take that day unless you need to be at a specific airport in London (London has 5). Prices for tomorrow are anywhere between $130 and $250.

The risk is also impacted by a number of factors

  1. What's your passport ?
  2. Do you have checked luggage ?
  3. What's your class of service?
  4. Do you have status with any airline ?
  5. Do you need to be at a specific airport in London and do you need to be there before a specific time ?

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