Hopes that the much sought-after Cork-Dublin air route could be reintroduced have been dealt a blow by Ryanair, which says demand probably would not be strong enough to warrant its reintroduction.

An equestrian centre near the Cork suburb of Rochestown could become a retirement village if a recent planning application is successful.

There has been much debate in the media in recent weeks about the continuing decline in air traffic at Cork Airport. Much of it argues that full independence from the Dublin Airport Authority is needed to get passenger numbers back to the level of the last decade.

WHEN it comes to the issue of fuel stations that serve the motorist in Ireland, our progress seems to be going in a distinctly negative direction in recent years.

A Cork satellite town will play host to a national motorcycle racing event for the first time.

Almost 100 people have taken their own lives on the country’s railway lines since 2000.

Rail services on the Cork-Dublin line were cancelled for nearly three hours yesterday after a man died after being struck by a high-speed train.

Aer Lingus has no plans to reintroduce its Cork-Dublin service and it is likely thatthe service will never be reintroduced, chief executive Christoph Mueller told Cork’s business community yesterday.

A BUSINESS travel survey is to be undertaken by Cork Chamber in the hope of encouraging a new airline to take over the Cork-Dublin route.

Representatives of Cork Airport have said they are disappointed by Ryanair’s decision to end its Cork-Dublin service from October 30.

A MOVE back to Cork brings a fully-renewed Laois farmhouse (handily near the Cork-Dublin rail line at Ballybrophy) to market.

BILLED as a Dunne Stores price tag is this three-bed family home near Mitchelstown, with a big detached warehouse alongside, all for a price tag of €199,000.

THE price of rail tickets has soared by a third in the past six years.

ONLY one section of road now remains to be completed before there is an entire motorway between Dublin and Cork.

Iarnród Éireann today cancelled the 1pm and 6pm trains between Cork and Dublin due to a lack of driving cover.

BORD GÁIS is to build a multi-million euro pipeline from south Tipperary to east Cork to increase supply in the region.

UP to 500,000 more passengers are expected to pass through Cork’s Kent Station this year.

High-speed trains are running every hour from Cork to Dublin for the first time today.

A SUBSIDIARY of Ireland’s largest private waste disposal company is planning to build a €75 million organic digester in North Cork, which will be capable of biodegrading 250,000 tonnes of waste annually.

The Dublin stock exchange never stopped the losses it experienced early on in the day despite Bank of Ireland's sale of some of its UK assets and Elan's plans to relaunch its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.

A ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Ireland's worst ever transport disaster will take place in north Cork tomorrow morning.

Ryanair has opened talks with the Cork Airport Authority to see if a deal can be struck to open up cheap flights to destinations on mainland Europe.

THE workforce at Aer Lingus will need to be slashed by a quarter regardless of who owns the airline, it was claimed yesterday.

ALMOST €3 million in drugs was seized by gardaí yesterday in a determined bid to smash a Cork-Dublin crime link.

IARNRÓD Éireann plans to upgrade a number of stations, including Banteer, Rathmore and Killarney, on the Mallow-Tralee railway line, this year.

A REFERENDUM must be held asking the people to sanction the sale of private property for major projects that are for the common good and promote social justice.

For the first time, Cork airport is to overtake Shannon as the second busiest in the country. Figures for passengers are expected to reach 2.2 million by the end of the year.

The Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan, has announced plans to step up the motorway building programme.

“ANY fool can grow in the airline industry while losing money and we are surrounded by many fine examples of this in Europe at present.”

AER Lingus has promised there will be no decline in its customer service, as it continues its low fares drive.

Aer Arann is to increase frequency on its Cork-Dublin route from October 27.

PROPERTY developer Noel Smyth will be insisting the Government provides proper public transport to Abbotstown in his tender to build the national stadium.