History of Cork Airport takes off

FROM a small grassy airfield at a country crossroads to an international airport used by millions of passengers every year — a book charting the remarkable history of Cork Airport was cleared for take-off last night.

Fifty Years Have Flown, co-authored by Cork brothers and historians Dr Donal and Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil, and specially commissioned to mark the airport’s 50th anniversary, was launched at the airport by broadcaster John Creedon.

“These days, airports tend to be treated as infrastructure, and their success measured by passenger numbers,” said Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil.