Transfer deadline day is a serious affair for managers, players and supporters as clubs scramble around to complete last-minute deals.

Ousmane Dembele has joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract, the LaLiga club have announced.

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.

Cork City Council is set to consider forging formal links with Miami, Bordeaux, and St Petersburg.

Around 30,000 Mayo fans are expected to be inside Croke Park when Sunday’s All- Ireland SFC final gets underway. Thousands more will be watching and listening around the world, hoping and praying the Westerners beat Dublin and end Mayo’s 65 year wait for fame and glory.

They stood in silence, their heads bowed, clasping flickering candles — all lost in their own thoughts but all unified in solidarity with the people of France.

The only Irish arts show to be devised, commissioned, and funded entirely by a local authority is set to tour China after playing to record audiences over the summer.

Ireland’s Sam Bennett turned around a difficult opening week at his debut Tour de France with a fine 10th place finish on yesterday’s seventh stage.

A French court has acquitted two police officers accused of contributing to the deaths of two teenagers in a blighted Paris suburb a decade ago that prompted weeks of riots across the country.

A lack of urgency at national level and joined-up thinking at local level has seen Cork Airport falling behind in the quest for passenger numbers, writes Cork TD Jerry Buttimer            

Cork Airport risks losing its status as Ireland’s second busiest airport following confirmation that more flights are being cut.

CORK Airport seems to be suffering a death by a thousand cuts. Aer Lingus Regional has confirmed that it will reduce the number of flights on its Newcastle and Glasgow routes this summer. The changes at Cork will facilitate a service from Shannon to Birmingham.

The dead brothers believed to have massacred 12 people in Paris were poverty-stricken orphans set on the path to terrorism by a radical preacher.

Cork has taken the first steps towards twinning with Liverpool.

Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, has enjoyed its 14th consecutive month of growth in passenger numbers.

Cork Airport has predicted its first passenger growth in almost five years next year following a significant €35m airline route expansion plan announced yesterday.

Aer Lingus Regional is to launch a new route from Cork to Newcastle as part of an expansion of services from Cork Airport, it was announced today.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has banned fans of Ligue 1 club St Etienne from travelling to away games until the end of the year following an afternoon of violent clashes in Nice.

Aer Arann, operating as Aer Lingus Regional, is on an upward curve and bucking the problematic trend being experienced by other European regional airlines.

QPR boss Harry Redknapp is still looking to add players to his squad in a bid to secure Barclays Premier League survival.

Chris Hughton will put aside the love affair of his footballing life today in a bid to kick start Norwich’s Premier League season.

Struggling French carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen has announced a drastic cost-cutting plan to slash 8,000 jobs in France and close a factory north of Paris, as it faces diving sales in crisis-hit southern Europe.

Aer Arann today announced the addition of two new routes and increased frequencies on nine of its existing routes as it unveiled details of its summer flight schedule.

France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor.

Badr El-Kaddouri returns to the Celtic squad for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Aberdeen at Parkhead on Sunday after being cup-tied for the Europa League match against Rennes in France last night.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon will choose from a depleted squad for tomorrow night’s Europa League clash with Rennes in France.

NEIL LENNON claims Udinese’s late penalty at Parkhead which cost Celtic their first Europa League Group I win was down to a “disgraceful decision” by Turkish referee Bulent Yildirim last night.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been ruled out for three to four weeks after suffering a knee injury in training.

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has dismissed speculation linking him with a move away from the Stadium of Light this summer and declared he is “fully committed” to the Wearsiders.

POLICE in Rennes have shut down one of France’s most popular websites for downloading pirated content, and arrested three men who ran it.

AN AMBITIOUS tourism strategy will use Cork’s renowned food culture and its 23 annual festivals to tempt an extra one million visitors to Leeside.

MARSEILLE coach Didier Deschamps admits his team will be the underdogs at Old Trafford tonight but insists they can shock Manchester United after a run of five wins in six league games.

A RADICAL overhaul has been demanded of Cork city’s approach to twinning as part of a new drive to promote the region.

PASSENGER numbers at Aer Lingus plunged by just over 25% last month as travel was hit by the adverse weather conditions.

IRELAND has the largest exhibition of farm machinery outside of French firms at the SPACE livestock and agricultural equipment trade show, which opened at Rennes yesterday and continues until Friday.