Pádraig Hoare Cork and Shannon passengers flying to the US east coast with Norwegian Air International airlines next month will have to be bussed to Dublin for a second week running, the airline has said.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has posted a 1.5% rise in first-quarter global room revenue, missing analysts’ estimates, but said it was confident for the rest of the year, citing current trading trends and brand momentum.

There were easily far more officials and photographers gathered around the Wales Open first tee than paying spectators when Paul McGinley hit the opening tee shot of the 2014 Ryder Cup qualifying campaign.