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A Dutch company’s challenge against a decision by the DAA to award a €50m contract to operate electronics stores at Dublin Airport to another company has been admitted to the Commercial Court list.

Cork and Shannon airports have lost a combined 12 percentage points in market share over the past 13 years as Dublin Airport’s dominance has increased, new figures show.

Dublin Airport continued to grow faster than its counterparts in Cork and Shannon in the first quarter, growing more than 4%, according to official figures.

Aer Lingus management has said it "reluctantly accepts" a recommendation from an expert panel that it should pay almost €200m towards the pensions of its current and former staff — though its shareholders must still give the green light.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that there will be no cross-subsidisation between an independent Shannon Airport and the rent roll from Shannon Development’s extensive land bank.

Facebook’s plan to track every move you make on the internet in order to send you related advertisements has been lambasted by EU and US consumer bodies.

A committee representing Siptu members at Dublin Airport Authority has rejected "expert panel" proposals on how to address the €780m hole in the pension scheme of the DAA, Aer Lingus and the Shannon Airport Authority.

Aer Lingus intends to hold a shareholder vote next month to formally approve its pension deficit solution, after employees yesterday voted in favour of its funding plan.

Cork Chamber is set to spearhead a renewed campaign to secure independent and debt-free status for struggling Cork Airport.

A government minister has called for a review of the “confidential” landing fees deal between Ryanair and Shannon Airport as part of an overhaul of the State’s draft aviation policy.

With Ryanair passenger numbers at Shannon set to climb by more than 300,000 to 750,000 this year, the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary has said Cork Airport needs to respond to low charges being offered at the midwest airport and others across Europe.

The head of the country’s second-largest lender has thrown his weight behind the Central Bank’s proposed mortgage restrictions, saying that he agrees with the principles on which they are based.

Airport charges at Dublin Airport are set to fall by 19%, on a cumulative basis, over the next five years — 3% more than originally envisaged.

Anyone who has flown from Dublin, Cork or Belfast into T1 in Heathrow will recall how long a trek it was to arrivals. Well say goodbye to all that, and hello to the bright, shiny T2.

Plans to develop a stately home and 400-acre park into one of the country’s top tourist attractions have already received a major boost.

There is an urgent need to free Cork Airport from the dead hand of Dublin.

Figures released by the Irish Aviation Authority have revealed that while commercial terminal traffic for Shannon, Dublin and Cork airports for the period January to November 2014 was up by 6.2%, Cork Airport’s standalone figures are dropping compared to last year.

Shannon Airport recorded a pre-tax profit of €149,000 in its first year as an independent airport, figures show.