Drone use is growing at a “rapid” rate in Ireland and hobbyists need to inform themselves of the law, warns the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

Aviation concerns need to be at the forefront of Ireland’s Brexit negotiations, with regulation changes arising from the UK leaving the EU potentially hampering Irish airport growth in the coming years, says the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

The Irish Aviation Authority has told Irish airline operators not to operate to or from Sharm el Sheikh Airport, Egypt or in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula airspace, until further notice.

Overnight respite care made the world of a difference to the parents of a teenager with autism, though was a wrench to let him go at first, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which “cloaked” their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace.