The Minister for Transport, Mr Leo Varadakar, says memorably, that “There aren’t enough passengers using Cork to pay down the airport debt.”

Two wind warnings which were put in place across the country last night have now ended.

Deputy Kelly told the Public Accounts Committee he believed the Dublin Airport Authority had secured the flights to build the case for a third terminal.

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

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

Taxi drivers are expected to reveal today if they will be making any attempt to disrupt the Ryder Cup as part of their campaign against a new fare structure.

A High Court judge has set out 11 questions for determination by the Court of Justice of the EU concerning whether European Commission decisions approving EU-US data transfer channels are valid.

Mary Davis first burst into the public consciousness in 2003 as the Irish woman who spearheaded the Special Olympics moving out of the US for the first time.

A range of improvements for passengers at Dublin Airport are to be submitted for planning permission.

Low-cost, long-haul airline Norwegian could face two inquiries into its decision to cancel winter flights from Cork and Shannon Airports to the US, just nine months after launching a year-round service.

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

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