Ryanair is to hold an extraordinary general meeting to get shareholder approval for the purchase of 175 new planes that the airline has ordered to ensure it can continue to grow.

Shannon Airport’s chief executive-designate yesterday spoke of “the new belief” since the airport was freed from the control of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

The decision to abolish the €3 air travel tax has been broadly welcomed by the aviation and tourism sectors.

A top Irish brand and communications agency has beaten illustrious international competition to win a prestigious contract to help review Trinity College’s brand and shape a new and distinct identity.

Billy Morgan thinks Danny Culloty’s man-management skills make him an ideal choice to succeed Conor Counihan as Cork senior football boss.

Dublin legend Jimmy Keaveney has rubbished claims Jim Gavin’s men are going to brush Kerry aside in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final.

A development group is hoping to get €4m funding to do up three unique gardens at a stately home in North Cork.

Pre-tax profits at Shannon-based duty free operator, Aer Rianta International almost halved last year to €18.9m.

Ryanair is unlikely to start any new routes from Cork until next September, with the airline saying yesterday that it will be harder to grow from there than from other Irish airports.

Ryanair has been accused of snubbing Cork Airport during its one million passenger growth strategy triggered by the scrapping of the €3 travel tax in the budget.

A security guard at Dublin Airport allegedly suffered a lower back injury trying to move a carry-on bag containing engine parts through the X-ray conveyor belt, the High Court has heard.

The minister responsible for the OPW Brian Hayes has said planning permission will be lodged within the next two weeks to refurbish and open the ground floor of a Georgian mansion in north Cork which is hoped will one day rival Muckross House as a tourist attraction.

A ballot for strike action by Siptu members in Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority, and Shannon Airport Authority will not impact on flights during the Christmas period, the union has pledged.

A 63-year-old man whose nose was broken by a closing electronic door at Dublin Airport was awarded €19,000 damages against Aer Lingus.

Irish tourism has enjoyed a bumper year with record numbers of visitors from most countries with the exception of Britain.

ESB crisis over — now let’s resolve the private sector pensions crisis.

When people start talking about their pension, you know that they are old, or else old before their time.

Cork Airport has strengthened its management team ahead of its launch as a “standalone business unit” in the coming weeks.

Cork Airport has predicted its first passenger growth in almost five years next year following a significant €35m airline route expansion plan announced yesterday.

Siptu members working in Aer Lingus and Shannon Airport Authority have joined their colleagues in the Dublin Airport Authority in backing strike action over the almost €800m hole in a pension scheme.