Dr Farqad Alamgir was travelling to Ireland from Manchester when he experienced a serious cardiac event in Terminal 2

Dublin Airport set a new record for traffic as it welcomed 32.9 million passengers last year.

The study, which was undertaken by economic consultants InterVISTAS, found that Dublin Airport's Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy is €9.8bn - or 3% of the national economy.

Dublin Airport’s short-haul network is also expanding, with 11 new summer services to destinations in Italy, France, Sardinia, Israel, Cairo and others also announced also a long-haul daily service to San Francisco.

The DAA is currently looking for a delivery company to test the plan, which would allow passengers to securely leave their luggage at different points in the city.

More than 3.4 million passengers passed through Dublin Airport last month, an increase of 6% on last year and a new record for the airport.

Transport minister Shane Ross has been urged to intervene in the plight of Cork Airport after Norwegian Airlines’ decision to discontinue the hub’s only transatlantic service.

Almost 3.5m passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in July, making it the busiest month in the airport’s 79-year history.

The sustainability of Cork Airport is “fundamentally threatened” by plans to cut airport charges at Dublin Airport by 22%, it has been warned.

More than 3.2 million passengers travelled through the airport, marking a 4% increase on the same month last year.

Dublin and Cork Airports have committed to becoming net zero for their carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

Over 2,860 flights will arrive and depart during the June Bank Holiday.

The DAA has slammed proposed cuts to airport charges at Dublin as being "exactly what the Irish economy does not need" and has warned the move could scupper the airport's development and damage Ireland's global connectivity.

This is just plane funny.

Dublin Airport has announced a new route to Aalborg in Denmark with newly formed carrier Great Dane Airlines.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of today's top stories which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A pensioner who claims she fell over baggage, hurting her knee as she went through security at Dublin Airport before flying out on a trip-of-a-lifetime, has sued in the High Court.

The chief executive of the Shannon Group has said that policy in Ireland is leading towards the country having only a single airport, in Dublin.

Dublin Airport has said it is expecting a large volume of passengers to travel this bank holiday weekend.

The operator of Cork and Dublin Airports has hit back at claims by an airline organisation that passengers across Europe are being “denied the full benefits of air travel” due to airport charges.

As a Cork native, one might expect this Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies SFC final to be less stressful viewing for Dublin county chairman Joe Keane than watching previous deciders during his tenure.

The appointment of a new chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has been broadly welcomed in Cork, with interested parties saying his strong background in retail and services will complement the county’s airport growth strategy.

Dublin Airport’s first ever direct route to the Asia-Pacific region will operate a new direct to Hong Kong service four times per week from next June with Cathay Pacific.

New figures show Dublin Airport handled more than 3.1 million passengers in July.

Long delays for holidaymakers at major European airports including Dublin could lead to short-to-long term opportunities for smaller airports like Cork and Shannon, the head of the Irish Travel Agents Association has said.

A number of organisations have issued warnings for those travelling by land, water, and air, this August bank holiday weekend.

Update 10.33am: The road to Terminal 2 car park at Dublin Airport has now reopened and "is fully operational" after an accident involving an unmanned bus this morning.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is projecting that passenger numbers at Dublin Airport will increase by a further 3.2 million people to 31.1 million by 2020.

The chairman of the daa is looking for more flexibility when it comes to the government-imposed pay cap that might prove restrictive as the semi-state body searches for a new chief executive.

Allowing domination by Dublin Airport is not in the national interest, according to a business organisation in Limerick.

Nine new services are being added to Dublin Airport's summer schedule.

Thirty-three million people travelled through Irish airports last year, a 10% increase on the previous year.

What should have been a celebration for the regions has been put in the shade by Norwegian revealing its flights to the US from Dublin, writes Alan Kelly TD.

Around 400 new jobs are to be created at Dublin Airport with the opening of a new terminal-linked hotel.