The DAA has slammed proposed cuts to airport charges at Dublin as being "exactly what the Irish economy does not need" and has warned the move could scupper the airport's development and damage Ireland's global connectivity.

Norwegian Air flights from Cork and Shannon to the US east coast are now unlikely to return for the entire summer schedule, an MEP has claimed, as the firm admitted it is unlikely to return to profitability this year.

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Low-cost, long-haul airline Norwegian could face two inquiries into its decision to cancel winter flights from Cork and Shannon Airports to the US, just nine months after launching a year-round service.

Under Project Ireland 2040, the Taoiseach is promising to restart projects that were stalled during the recession.

Leo Varadkar and the Government have launched a €116bn plan to prepare Ireland for the future following a special Cabinet meeting at the Institute of Technology in Sligo.

The M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick will enhance the entire region economically and socially while bringing new life to towns like Charleville, Co Cork.

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

The search for the remaining two crew members of Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 will resume today after bad weather hampered efforts over the weekend.

Ireland’s three main airports will usher in a new era in transatlantic travel this weekend with the launch of direct low-cost flights to America.

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Transport Minister Shane Ross has ruled out providing US pre-clearance facilities at Cork Airport for people who want to board transatlantic flights.

Enda Kenny will meet with US president Donald Trump in the White House on the morning of March 16. 

Details of the first direct transatlantic flights from Cork to the US will be unveiled today, with special one-way introductory offers of €69 expected, writes Eoin English of the Irish Examiner.

Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan is expected to raise the new travel ban and the undocumented Irish when he meets officials with the US new administration.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ordered a “full review” of American pre-clearance operations in Ireland in response to US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration clampdown, writes Daniel McConnell and Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform in the US is urging the country’s 50,000 undocumented Irish not to panic about President Trump’s clampdown on immigration — as it will only impact undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records.

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has today published a request for tenders (RFT) for A Review of Future Capacity Needs at Ireland’s State airports.

There is overwhelming public support for Norwegian Airlines’ plans to launch low-cost transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

Listed jointly with Sherry-Fitzgerald Country Homes and Roscrea agents Sherry Fitzgerald Fogarty, the stunning Tulach Nore near Portlaoise (28km from the town) is a 255-acre residential farm of impressive dimensions.

Two years ago Waterford City and County Council and Kerry County Council were both awarded State funding for developing Greenways along old railways.

Anyone who has been through Dublin in the past couple of months will be keenly aware of the infrastructural squeeze that is taking place as the economy rebounds.

If you need tangible evidence of how Cork City is regenerating then take a look at the close-to-complete Albert Quay office block next to City Hall. It signifies modernity, confidence and a vision about what the city is capable of undertaking over the coming decades.

Enterprise Ireland says it could meet its target for the percentage of women-led start-up businesses a year early, however, it said that the country needs more women starting their own tech companies.

The hotel group that purchased three airport hotels from the the airport authority, the DAA, for around €75m nine years ago last year received €5.42m for two of the hotels.

British retailer WH Smith has not ruled out further expansion in the Irish market after seeing profits in its travel division rise by 10% in its latest financial year.

Failure to invest in critical regional infrastructure could jeopardise economic growth in the south of the country and limit business development, according to Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly.

There are many family- friendly measures to help when travelling with kids — from concierge services to check-in services on the previous evening, says Marjorie Brennan.

30 years ago next Tuesday,an Air India jumbo jet en route from Canada exploded over the West Cork coast, killing all 329 on board. Eddie Cassidy on the tragedy three nations can never forget

Political controversy surrounding the proposed €1.34bn bid for Aer Lingus by Willie Walsh’s International Airlines Group has heated up after Fianna Fáil questioned whether the Coalition is allowing Ryanair to take the lead on the sale of Aer Lingus.

Cork and Shannon airports suffered significant declines in their traffic movements last month, with Cork now down almost 12% this year compared to the first four months of 2014.

Over the past several months reports and articles on Irish aviation have substantially focused on only one issue, but Cork airport has other problems, writes Paul Mills.

A showdown over job losses and connectivity routes to Heathrow, as well as the development of Cork and Shannon airports looms in the proposed €1.4bn Aer Lingus takeover, as Labour TDs increased the pressure for a tougher deal.

Grass-roots members have overwhelmingly rejected plans to sell the State’s “jewel in the crown”, Aer Lingus, unless IAG agrees to an independent valuation of the firm alongside further regional connectivity and jobs guarantees.

An emergency motion on the sale of Aer Lingus to be debated at the Labour party national conference tomorrow calls for comprehensive plans for the promotion of Cork and Shannon Airports.

One in four Aer Lingus workers could lose their jobs if the airline is taken over by IAG, unions have claimed.

The potential sale of Aer Lingus to International Airlines Group (IAG), managed by former Aer Lingus pilot and CEO, and previously a management buy-out suitor, Willie Walsh, is raising alarm bells for anyone with anything to do with the airline business.

THE DECISION by Aer Lingus to recommend acceptance of the latest offer for the company from International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, puts the Government on the spot. Either it or Ryanair can effectively block the sale.

The profitability of routes from Cork and Shannon airports to Heathrow is not strong enough at present to ensure their survival in the medium to long term, it has been claimed.

Fianna Fáil are calling on Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe not to allow the sale of the Government's stake in Aer Lingus to go ahead.