Ross Byrne will get the chance to nail down his World Cup place at Twickenham tomorrow as Joe Schmidt juggles his fly-half options for next month’s final cut.

Ryanair shares dipped slightly after its success in blocking a 48-hour strike by its Dublin-based pilots was followed by the British High Court giving the green-light for a potentially more damaging UK pilot strike.

Jacob Stockdale can’t wait to get back to Japan next month with a trip to Twickenham to face England this Saturday underlining just how close the Ireland wing is to a World Cup debut.

Ireland are confident their seven-day warm-weather training camp in Portugal will stand them in good stead for the heat and humidity they can expect during their World Cup campaign in Japan next month.

Ireland came through a worryingly slow start that saw them trail 5-0 after 12 minutes to get back on level terms through the try of the game six minutes later as Joey Carbery was the beneficiary of slick backline play to finish smartly.

Last week, chief executive Michael O'Leary outlined plans to cut the number of staff and planes at the airline.

Ryanair, who this week settled a €60,000 claim on behalf of an eight-year-old boy who was scalded by hot chocolate on a flight from Portugal to Dublin, have disputed a contention that a cold bottle of wine had been used to cool down the child’s wounds.

The opening of an exclusive golf club on a headland in south Kerry has contributed to a “significant” increase in business for Kerry Airport, the latter’s AGM has heard

A stunning new mural with a conservation theme has been unveiled on the quayside in Cork city as part of a new city placemaking initiative.

Passenger numbers at Kerry Airport grew by 9 per cent in 2018, according to the airport’s annual report and accounts released today.

The call-up will be a boost for Connell after his club, Bolton Wanderers, went into administration following their relegation from the Championship.

The main runway at Cork Airport was closed temporarily this afternoon after a light aircraft experienced difficulties with its landing gear.

Joe Schmidt and Eddie Jones may have spent the Guinness Six Nations launch exchanging one-liners at a distance, but the rival coaches both agreed that Ireland versus England will be brutal.

From family breaks to adventure trips, Ciara McDonnell rounds up the best packages to book now.

A final decision is expected early next week on the venue for Ireland’s opening Euro 2020 qualifier away to Gibraltar on March 23.

Ryanair has announced extra flights on 40 different routes from Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports for summer 2018.

Ireland's three main airports expect to operate as normal today with some minor delays following on from yesterday's storm.

Ryanair has been ordered by the UK's aviation regulator to sort out compensation for hundreds of thousands of travellers hit by mass flight cancellations by 5pm on Friday.

Furious Ryanair customers are bombarding the firm with complaints and questions following the latest batch of flight cancellations.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the UK, is launching "enforcement action" against Ryanair for failing to give customers accurate information about their rights following a wave of flight cancellations.

Long delays for holidaymakers at major European airports including Dublin could lead to short-to-long term opportunities for smaller airports like Cork and Shannon, the head of the Irish Travel Agents Association has said.

The number of passengers using Kerry Airport, the privately owned regional airport in Farranfore, between Killarney and Tralee, continues to rise, as the airport starts talks on its subsidised routes.

For 15 years Colm Cooper represented everything that we love about traditional Kerry football. Our game will be a poorer one for his absence, writes Mike Quirke

Alan Shortt heads north of Faro in the south of Portugal to explore the many attractions of the Alentejo region — from bass fishing to hiking, and canoeing to surfing.

Need inspiration for your holidays in 2017? From couples to families, adventure-seekers to the latest direct routes from Cork, Ciara McDonnell has all you need to know.    

She was buffeted as much as buffed, but Esther N McCarthy‘s skin is glowing after a spa break in Spain with her godmother.

For the week that’s in it, what could be more appropriate than to address the congregation with a reading from the Book Of Bob?

Ryanair is ending its Derry to London route from next spring.

More than 307,000 passengers travelled through Kerry Airport last year, according to the regional airport’s annual results announced yesterday.

Rising Irish star Eddie Dunbar gets his pro career with Axeon-Hagens Berman off to a start in Portugal today when he competes in the two-day GP Liberty Seguros–Trofeu Alpendre.

Steven Fletcher scored his second Group D hat-trick against Gibraltar tonight.

Cork Airport is getting a €100,000 marketing boost after celebrating another string of route announcements yesterday.

Backs to the wall — that’s the popular consensus on where stands the Irish football team as a depleted line-up prepares to face world champions Germany at the Aviva Stadium tonight.

An Aer Lingus flight carrying more than 180 passengers had to make an emergency landing Dublin Airport shortly after take off yesterday — the third such incident in a week.

Gibraltar versus Ireland in Faro last weekend was the first international I’ve attended where the pre-match traffic actually thinned out the closer you got to the ground.

If you want to see John Giles roll his eyes, then just mention stats.

In terms of how the results on Friday and Monday have altered the table in Ireland’s favour, Martin O’Neill couldn’t have written a better script for the September games. We now have a four-point advantage over Scotland going into the crunch month of October, a swing few would have dared to predict before the matches in Faro, Tbilisi, Glasgow and Dublin.

This felt big, but Martin O’Neill greeted victory last night with a cautious optimism.

After a second-half performance against Georgia that was as different to the first as day is to night, Ireland have taken a four-point lead over Scotland in the race for a play-off place for Euro 2016.

They frustrate and they disappoint. They can display all the get up and go of a moody teenager, but this Republic of Ireland side has at least developed a handy knack of making you smile just when you have all but despaired of them.

Despite adding another two goals to his astonishing record for Ireland in Faro, Robbie Keane is not taking for granted that he will retain his place for tonight’s tougher assignment against Georgia.