THE vice-president of the Irish Hotels Federation yesterday hit back at claims by Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary that Shannon airport has priced itself out of the market.

RYANAIR chief executive Michael O’Leary has claimed that Shannon Airport “has priced itself out of existence”.

THERE is no point separating the three state airports “only to see one or two of them going bust in a short period” according to Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

THREE weeks today, we will elect Ireland’s ninth president.

CLARE County Council members are seeking a meeting with Transport Minister Leo Varadkar and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) on the future of Shannon airport.

A FULL-BODY scanner is to be used on staff at Dublin Airport under plans to test the controversial security equipment.

JUST as Transport Minister Leo Varadkar prevailed in his row with the Dublin Airport Authority over bonuses paid to the DAA chief, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has asserted the Government’s authority in a spat with Horse Racing Ireland over bonuses totalling €37,550 paid to chief executive Brian Kavanagh.

DUBLIN Airport Authority boss Declan Collier has bowed to Government pressure and relinquished his controversial €100,000-plus bonus.

COMMON SENSE has prevailed in the row over the controversial bonus for Dublin Airport Authority boss Declan Collier.

DUBLIN Airport Authority boss Declan Collier has refused to confirm whether he intends holding on to or relinquishing the €100,000 bonus he was awarded last year — at a time when payment of bonuses had been halted by the Government.

TRANSPORT minister Leo Varadkar has reacted angrily to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) planning to award its chief executive Declan Collier, a €100,000 performance- related bonus for last year.

EUROPE’s largest data centre provider, TelecityGroup, has acquired one of the leading players in the Irish market — Data Electronics — for £87.6 million (€101m) in cash.

A €10 MILLION plan to turn a stately mansion and its extensive grounds into a major tourist attraction rivalling the Rock of Cashel and Muckross House is to be discussed next month by Fáilte Ireland and the Office of Public Works (OPW).

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary has insisted the Government’s decision to retain the €3 travel tax will damage the economy.

LAUNCHING a high-profile long-haul airline service out of Dublin, in the current climate, may raise a few eyebrows.

TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has admitted the hype that accompanied the introduction of pre-clearance facilities at Dublin and Shannon airports has not delivered additional business.

TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has said that he intends to phase out subsidies for regional airports altogether.

A GOVERNMENT TD has urged the public to have their say on the future of Cork Airport, which is the focus of a ministerial-ordered review.

THE Office of Public Works (OPW) is set to carry out €500,000 of restoration work on a park in north Cork in a bid to increase visitor numbers to 300,000 per year within the next five years.

A TOWN steeped in heritage aims to become the country’s antiques capital.