Ryanair is to open nine new routes from Dublin and increase frequencies on eight existing routes, the airline announced today.

The snow has resulted in flight delays at Dublin Airport and customers have been urged to check their flight times before going to the airport.

Daily flights from Shannon to Philadelphia are to resume next year after a four-year hiatus.

Air travel passangers are being advised to allow plenty of time if they are taking to the skies this weekend.

The Dublin Airport Authority's High Court case to stop work stoppages at the country's main airports by SIPTU members has been put on hold due to talks between the parties.

Work stoppages at the country’s main airports have been called off as unions and management enter crunch talks over a pensions row.

The Board of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have this evening appointed Kevin Toland as the company’s new chief executive.

SIPTU says its members have decided to proceed with industrial action at Aer Lingus and at the country's main airports from next Monday.

SIPTU president Jack O'Connor has said that he is making no apologies to passengers regarding the threatened strike action at Dublin Cork and Shannon airports next week.

The SIPTU union has rejected what it has labelled as a "derisory" offer by Aer Lingus and the Dublin Airport Authority to resolve the €750m deficit in their staff pension funds.

Aer Lingus passengers are facing disruption next month after talks between SIPTU and management at the airline broke down last night.

The boss of Ryanair is under fire after launching a verbal attack on the Government's 'The Gathering' tourism promotion, and on the Dublin Airport Authority.

The Government has said today that the separation of Shannon Airport from Dublin Airport Authority will create 850 jobs.

The Government has said it intends to separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority on December 31.

Dublin Airport Authority is to ask the High Court next Friday to restrain threatened industrial action by SIPTU that would effectively close down Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports.

Talks will resume today at the Labour Relations Commission between SIPTU and the Dublin Airport Authority in a bid to resolve a row over pensions.

A new daily direct service from Ireland to the US capital has been launched.

Ryanair wants the Dublin Airport Authority and the Department of Transport to give a "full and open explanation" about Dublin Airport's security failure.

It has emerged that the Dublin Airport Authority knew about a security failing for over a month, but failed to resolve it properly.

The Dublin Airport Authority has said it could take around two months to address an outstanding security issue uncovered by a European audit.