Up to 450 airport workers were facing redundancy tonight after union members agreed to a breakthrough €40m cost-cutting plan.

A startled pilot involved in a late-night near-miss at Dublin Airport radioed air traffic controllers to tell them he thought he saw a lawnmower on a runway, it was revealed tonight.

The Dublin Airport Authority has been told to review its training programmes after it emerged that a landing aircraft passed within feet of a worker on a ride-on lawnmover.

The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has insisted there are options other than hanger 6 available to facilitate Ryanair maintenance jobs at Dublin Airport.

The Taoiseach was challenged tonight to personally intervene to secure 300 promised Ryanair jobs at Dublin Airport.

Under-fire Tánaiste Mary Coughlan tonight agreed to meet Ryanair boss Micheal O’Leary to try to secure 300 jobs promised by the budget carrier.

Under-fire Tánaiste Mary Coughlan was tonight considering meeting Ryanair boss Micheal O’Leary to secure 300 jobs promised by the airline.

The Tánaiste has said the Government is "most anxious" to secure further investment from Ryanair at Dublin or any other Irish airport.

A spokesperson for the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has said Ryanair boss Michael O Leary should "come down from his high horse".

The DAA has reached a €38m cost-cutting deal with unions at the Labour Relations Commission that will see 450 jobs cut.

Aer Lingus today announced that it had reached agreement with SR Technics (SRT) regarding its line maintenance operations at Dublin Airport.

Numbers travelling through Dublin Airport over the Christmas period are expected to be down by 12%.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has appointed Pat Shanahan as executive chairman of Shannon Airport with effect from tomorrow.

The Government was today urged to take further steps to tackle sexually-transmitted infections as it emerged the number of cases has quadrupled in the decade between 1994 and 2004.

Dozens of artworks in the hands of a former state-owned hotel chain belong to the people of Ireland, Arts Minister John O’Donoghue insisted tonight.

A new hotel and multi-storey car park is to be built at Dublin Airport, it emerged today.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the Railway Procurement Agency are believed to be at loggerheads over the cost of a new metro station at Dublin airport.

Energia, has signed a new gas supply contract with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) worth €4.2m annually.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares rallied this afternoon and recovered from a poor morning, eventually finishing up 19.08 points at 9567.02.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares fell slightly this morning, down 34.19 points to 9514.65.