The move, welcomed by Shannon Airport CEO Mary Considine, will connect the mid-west to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport as well as one of the continents most visited cities.

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The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has claimed there is "a consistent oversupply" of transatlantic flights from Ireland.

After what was described as an "exhaustive selection process", 500 applicants has been reduced to 10.

The return of flights from Cork and Shannon to the US east coast this summer remain in doubt as various US airlines signalled the Boeing 737 Max aircraft will not fly until at least mid-August.

Norwegian said in response to the suspension of Boeing 737 Max planes by European aviation authorities, which are used on its Cork and Shannon routes to the US, it would transport passengers by bus to Dublin, where they will fly on different Boeing aircraft.

A young student has been rewarded for his remarkable entrepreneurship by having his product placed in the world’s first duty-free store, Shannon Duty Free.

Young Irish scientists are heading for the stars as one is to have an asteroid named after him and six others are about to present a project to leading space engineers.

The mother of former conjoined twins has said a “lack of inclusive play centres” in Ireland is denying persons with disabilities a proper childhood.

“At the very worst time in life, we saw the very best of others."

Shannon Airport is just an hour away from securing a new link with Cologne in Germany, after making it onto a shortlist for a world-first social media competition for an airline service

Low fares airlines Ryanair and Norwegian have said talks are ongoing regarding a tie-up that would allow passengers transfer on connecting flights between Europe and the US.

Two airlines have announced new services from Shannon Airport.

Every Irish airport saw passenger growth in 2017 except for Shannon, which saw a decrease of 5% from January to June.

A €427,500 payoff by Shannon Airport to catering firm HMS Host for an early termination of a contract helped boost profits at the firm last year.

Shannon Group yesterday confirmed it had signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese airport to develop economic links.

Two people, including a man in his 70s, were arrested early yesterday after they were found do have breached security and entered the airfield at Shannon Airport.

The first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport are a step closer. The Irish airline planning the services has secured technical certification for the aircraft on the routes.

Cork Airport is to remain under Dublin Airport Authority control for the foreseeable future with discussions on its independence grounded until 2019.

Unions and business groups have clashed over the Government’s decision to sell the State’s 25% stake in Aer Lingus after the long-awaited move was finally announced by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday.

Cork and Shannon airports suffered significant declines in their traffic movements last month, with Cork now down almost 12% this year compared to the first four months of 2014.

The CEO of the Shannon Group last year enjoyed a sharp jump in his overall remuneration package to €281,869, figures show.

Profits at the independent Shannon Airport have jumped 34% in just one year with passenger numbers up 17% and European traffic up 70%.

The firm behind the €65m Westpark business park in Shannon has sealed a bank deal that significantly reduces the €38.5m it owed in bank loans.

THERE is something chilling about the response given by most Cork City-based members of the Dáil to two simple questions posed by the Irish Examiner on Tuesday in relation to the tribulations of Cork Airport.

The Government has refused to give any lifeline of exchequer funding to Cork Airport and said it is up to airport management and DAA to reverse plummeting passenger numbers.

With Ryanair passenger numbers at Shannon set to climb by more than 300,000 to 750,000 this year, the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary has said Cork Airport needs to respond to low charges being offered at the midwest airport and others across Europe.

Stobart Air, the franchise flying partner to Aer Lingus, has confirmed it is reviewing its operations at Shannon Airport.

Shannon Airport’s strong momentum across 2014 has continued into the final month of the autumn, with passenger numbers for October showing a 28% increase on the same period 12 months ago.

The pace of economic recovery is not being spread evenly across the country.

Shannon Airport has won a prestigious international award.

Aer Lingus Regional has confirmed that it is axing its Shannon to Manchester service from the end of next month but has denied it is because Ryanair will begin operations on the same route.

A 10% rise in visitor numbers will see the tourism industry earn €5bn a year within a decade, tourism minister predicts.

Passenger numbers at Shannon rose by 15% in the first half of the year with European business showing a 54% increase.

Shannon Airport recorded a pre-tax profit of €149,000 in its first year as an independent airport, figures show.

The firm behind the €65m Westpark business park in the Shannon Free Zone has stated it is confident that its €38m loans with Danske Bank can be refinanced with another financial institution.

Renewed calls have been made to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to move on with promised legislation setting up the new Shannon Group to take control of running the airport and creating an aviation hub there.

The Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said yesterday that the independent Shannon Airport has exceeded his expectations to record a profit in its first year of operation.

SIPTU members at the Shannon Airport Authority have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over their troubled pension scheme.

The Aer Lingus chief executive says he is confident they will be able to fill the new flight schedule being rolled out at Shannon airport.

Shannon Airport has been dealt a blow with news that Europe’s largest regional airline is to pull out only months after recommencing operations from there.

More than 15,000 people applied for just 3,000 free seats for children on a series of Santa flights from Shannon Airport over the next two weekends.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has challenged more airlines to follow suit following the news that Ryanair is to add eight new routes to continental Europe from Shannon Airport today.