Other Irish industries could learn a thing or two from watching this airline competition play out, writes Joe Gill

The Oireachtas banking inquiry is expected to be informed of the optimum timeline and areas for investigation by a special team of advisers before the end of this month.

AVIATION officials were meeting late last night amid fears flights may have to be grounded for a second day because of volcanic ash as Irish airlines face a summer of uncertainty.

A jetliner trying to land in heavy snow slid off a runway, crashed through a boundary fence and slid into a busy street, hitting one vehicle and pinning another beneath it yesterday. A child in one of the vehicles was killed.

Aviation overturned some well-touted rivals to spring a 28-1 shock in the opening race on Charlie Hall day at Wetherby.