The withdrawal of the transatlantic air service from Cork is disappointing, but hardly surprising. How can airport management persuade airlines to provide transatlantic services when the runway is too short for take-off of long-haul aircraft?

Only 34% of IDA funding has gone to projects outside of Dublin and Cork (whereas the Government edict requires 50%). That means 66% was granted to Dublin and Cork, but how does that divide between them?

CORK Airport is to be congratulated for achieving 24.7% growth last month.

THE mayor of Limerick recently complained of inertia in the Department of the Environment regarding the redrawing of boundaries for his city, causing loss to the area in favour of Galway.