Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted high earners will have to suffer pain along with everyone else after Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) chief Declan Collier was forced to give up his controversial bonus.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said that it is ridiculous for board members of semi-state bodies to persist in implementing pay packages that "aren't in the wildest dreams" of the average worker.

Dublin Airport Authority chairman David Dilger is to step down from his position, it was announced today.

Ryanair has today confirmed that passengers who paid the €3 tax on advance bookings can apply for refund of the tax once the Government confirms the effective date for its abolition.

Passengers passed through Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 today as the new €600m project was officially opened.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is still disputing the DAA's figures for the overall cost of Terminal 2.

Ryanair has slashed the number of flights out of Dublin this winter.

Ryanair has said that Irish tourism will "continue to be strangled by a €3 tourist tax" after today's Budget announced by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) has welcomed many of the measures in today’s Budget saying it gives the tourist sector a "realistic chance" of recovering.

Flight operations have resumed at Dublin Airport this evening following today's heavy snowfall.

The arctic conditions gripping the country are showing no signs of easing as Met Eireann warn that further snow showers will affect many parts of Leinster and east Munster today and tonight.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has today hit out at Fianna Fáil’s latest tourism strategy, claiming that the party has "destroyed Irish tourism" in recent years.

Budget airline Ryanair reported a loss for the final three months of last year today after it was forced to cancel more than 3,000 flights.

Freezing conditions and further snow storms are predicted today with travelling difficult across the country.

Dublin Airport will remain closed until 5 o'clock in the morning.

Dublin Airport officials have made the decision to close the facility's runway until at least 11pm this evening following further heavy snow.

Passengers desperate to get home for Christmas were left stranded tonight as Aer Lingus cancelled all flights from Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport this afternoon said flight operations had resumed after snow and ice crews worked for several hours to have the airfield ready.

Authorities at Dublin Airport have said the airport may have to open on Christmas Day to get people in and out of the country.

Dublin Airport has been forced to suspend operations until 1.30pm this afternoon to allow snow to be cleared from the runways.