TROUBLED Shannon Airport was delivered another hammer blow yesterday with Ryanair dropping more flights, reducing its destinations by 21% to six from a high of 35 two years ago.

AER Lingus says trading picked up in the third quarter and that it is likely to generate a full-year operating profit towards the top end of expectations.

AT least one airline has emerged as a potential replacement carrier to take over the Shannon to Paris route which Ryanair will abandon next month despite its success.

SHANNON Airport would lose out on the €5 million-€10m it receives annually from the Dublin Airport Authority, to cover likely losses, if complete autonomy was secured.

SHANNON Airport could become a hub for cargo between the US and Europe, Transport Minister Noel Dempsey believes.

RYANAIR hopes the Government’s financial woes will help the low-cost carrier finally seal a takeover of Aer Lingus, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has told a German newspaper.

THE future of Shannon Airport as a Ryanair base is in serious doubt with analysts predicting it could follow the same fate as Belfast City airport.

THE Government’s take from the controversial air travel tax has fallen 20% on last summer’s figures.

RYANAIR has slammed new travel charge increases at Shannon which the airline claims will further erode its passenger figures.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan quietly shelved a review of the pay of semi-state bosses despite the fact that some of them enjoy packages worth €500,000 a year.

The booming business of a health and beauty store at Dublin Airport that clocked up sales of €8.36m last year is up for grabs, writes Gordon Deegan.

Smart Energy Services, a business line in ESB, is to deliver €150 million in savings on energy costs for over 300 large businesses in Ireland and the UK by 2020, in response to growing demand.

An application brought on behalf of a number of North county Dublin residents for permission to bring an appeal before the Court of Appeal against plans for a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport has been dismissed by the High Court.

Ryanair launched its Dublin summer 2018 schedule today with five new routes.

The first of three legal challenge to plans for a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport has opened at the High Court.

The High Court’s dismissal of legal challenges against plans for a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport are likely to be appealed.

The chief executive of the Shannon Group has said that policy in Ireland is leading towards the country having only a single airport, in Dublin.

A pensioner who claims she fell over baggage, hurting her knee as she went through security at Dublin Airport before flying out on a trip-of-a-lifetime, has sued in the High Court.

Three legal challenges against plans for a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport have been thrown out by the High Court.

Following the judgments the cases were adjourned for a week to allow all the parties consider the court's decisions.