THE board at Cork Airport has had a turbulent few years battling against resignations and controversy.

TRIBUTES poured in across the country for businessman Joe Gantly yesterday, who was described as a positive, energetic and talented personality.

THE Docklands in Cork can be developed with minimal impact to the public purse, business leaders in the city were told.

THE new chairman of the Cork Airport Authority (CAA) has been urged to revisit its controversial €113 million debt issue.

INFLUENTIAL Irish American Loretta Brennan-Glucksman has resigned from the board of Cork Airport.

THE media has elevated economists to guru level and dramatised the slowdown in the construction sector.

Cork threatens Shannon’s title as the state’s second busiest airport after 15 years of successive growth, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

I TAKE issue with your ‘elevation’ of former Cork Airport Authority (CAA) chairman Joe Gantly as Business Person of the Week (April 26).

The Minister for Transport will appoint a new Chairman for the Cork Airport Authority (CAA) “as soon as possible”.

Cork Airport Authority chairman Joe Gantly today announced that he will be stepping down from his position.

CORK Airport Authority (CAA) will officially discuss at the start of next week the €100 million bill it would face under the findings of the Cassells report on the break-up of Aer Rianta.

THE board of Cork Airport last night defended its decision not to appear before a Dáil committee yesterday.

GOVERNMENT plans to establish three independent airports were plunged into a fresh crisis last night after Cork Airport’s board was told it cannot achieve independence unless it accepts a €100 million debt.

DISAPPOINTMENT was expressed in Cork last night at the failure to provide any financial incentives in the budget for the development of the Cork docklands.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be called to address the €220m airport debt issue as part of his visit to Cork next week.

The Minister for Transport should make public the findings of a report on the Cork Airport debt issue, according to Councillor Michael O’Connell, chairman of the South West Regional Authority’s Cork Airport Consultative Committee.

THE boss of Cork Airport called publicly on the Government yesterday to give his board full independence from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

THE Port of Cork, which is looking for a €60 million package to move out of the city centre, has been urged to keep with the process to ensure the multibillion-euro development of the Cork docklands moves forwards.

Cork Chamber wants Government help to make a plan to provide 25,000 jobs and 6,000 new homes in the docklands area a reality, according to The Evening Echo.

CORK’s docklands provides a unique opportunity for the aggressive development of a major financial services industry in the region, Cork Chamber president Joe Gantly believes.

THE Irish Examiner published an article by Senan Hogan under the heading “Garda’s widow backs inquiry into first officer killed in Troubles” (January 6).

A BUSINESSMAN has been appointed to head one of University College Cork’s four new academic schools following a controversial selection process.

The chairman of Cork Airport Authority, Joe Gantly has been appointed as senior-vice president of Cork Chamber of Commerce.

Over 730,000 people have made a trip to Cork to enjoy the city’s reign as European Capital of Culture, it emerged today.

AMBUSH or guerrilla marketing as utilised by Corona at the weekend is becoming the method of choice for many companies looking to maximise exposure at minimum cost, according to an industry expert.

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

CORK Airport is facing potentially crippling debts of €160 million when it opens for business as a separate company, it emerged last night.

THE chairman of Cork Airport Authority, Joe Gantly, and senior management staff, have disowned a document which made serious allegations about middle management at the airport.

Sean O’Riordan

A CONTROVERSIAL motion to expel a professor from University College Cork’s governing body was withdrawn yesterday.

Mary Dundon, Political Reporter

IRELAND is exporting software crucial to the development and maintenance of the US and French nuclear weapons programmes.