Aviation experts were commissioned today to undertake an independent review into the circumstances surrounding the closure of City of Derry Airport when the Civil Aviation Authority suspended its licence amid safety fears.

An independent inquiry into the four day closure of City of Derry Airport over safety concerns was ordered tonight.

The City of Derry Airport will re-open from midnight tonight after aviation officials approved fresh passenger safety measures.

Flights to and from the City of Derry Airport have been suspended because of safety fears.

THE British civil aviation authorities have temporarily shut down the City of Derry Airport grounding all commercial flights as and from today.

Gardaí who searched airplanes accused of being used for CIA rendition flights only found racehorses and golfers onboard, the Dáil heard today.

A report out today says the pilot of an Eirjet flight that landed at the wrong airport in Derry last year was unaware of the existence of the second facility.

City of Derry airport has handed more than €1.8m of ratepayers' money to promote airline giant Ryanair, it was revealed today.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday said nationalists and unionists were closer in purpose and understanding now than at any time over the past two centuries.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is playing down reports that the Government is to make €1bn in aid available for the North.

Northern politicians were tonight expected to be given a November 24 absolute deadline to decide on a deal to restore full devolution in the North.

Employers must be prevented from dividing their staff with a two-tier workforce which discriminates against immigrants, the Socialist Environmental Alliance manifesto in the North said today.