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.

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.

Siptu has warned strikes which will ground thousands of passengers at the country’s three main airports in the run-up to the St Patrick’s Bank Holiday will, as of now, still go ahead in spite of an intervention in the pensions dispute by the Government, IBEC and ICTU.

The Irish Tenors, ranked as one of the most successful Irish touring acts ever, alongside U2 and Riverdance, sing Ireland’s praises whenever they can.

Ryanair has today announced its intention to mount a court appeal against an increase in the price airlines are charged for check-in desks at Dublin Airport.

The opening of Terminal 2 failed to lift spirits, says Scott Millar.

The Commission for Aviation Regulation is set to reduce the charges airlines pay for traffic control in Cork, Dublin and Shannon by 40% over four years.

Allied Irish Bank has appointed former tánaiste Dick Spring and the chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority Declan Collier as non-executive directors.

The Government has formally approved the creation of the new state company that will oversee the workings of Shannon Airport.

EUROPE’s largest data centre provider, TelecityGroup, has acquired one of the leading players in the Irish market — Data Electronics — for £87.6 million (€101m) in cash.

AER LINGUS will fly medical personnel and much needed aid to the survivors of the earthquake.

THE new chairman of the Cork Airport Authority has pulled out of a scheduled appearance before an Oireachtas hearing today.