Nine Irish flight routes have been named among the most disrupted flights in Europe — but the UK and Italy have the worst air record. The new study of global flight data through 2018 by AirHelp ranks the 50 most disrupted flight paths in Europe.

The Tánaiste has apologised to women who are now waiting up to 18 weeks for smear check results because of increased volumes in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal.

Ryanair pilots in the Netherlands are to strike for 24-hours this Friday.

Emergency services have warned that some ambulance call-outs are being hit with significant delays.

Delays still remain in Dublin city centre following the first rush hour with the new Luas green line extension.

They are advising passengers to check before travelling.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last week warned the banks to repay the thousands of people ensnared in the tracker mortgage scandal “and apologise”.

Apart from television programmes about redesigning your home, suggesting you can turn a modest semi-D into something that might be seen in an architectural magazine’s centre-spread, few activities freely undertaken threaten the harmony of long-standing relationships.

A Dublin Airport spokesman has down played fears of delays this weekend and has said the extra passport checks in place at airports within the Schengen Area did not apply in Dublin.

The Policing Authority has heaped fresh criticism on the Garda commissioner and her management team after it said corrective action to address the financial issues at the Garda College “ought to have commenced much earlier”.

Airline passengers are facing cancellations, delays and disruption after a plane tyre burst as it left the runway on a transatlantic flight.

Irish fans flying home from the Euros today are facing delays due to strike action by French air traffic controllers.

Flights in and out of Manchester Airport have been hit by delays after a computer glitch.

A “broken rail” in the Channel Tunnel is leading to delays to services for Eurostar and Eurotunnel passengers travelling to France.

Connacht’s Russian adventure is turning into a nightmare, with the squad struggling to get out of the country more than two days after their match ended.

Aer Lingus is among three major airlines who have changed their policies following legal action over how they support passengers hit by flight disruption, the UK's aviation regulator has said.

Irish Rail is reporting delays of up to two hours out of Heuston station this afternoon.