The sustainability of Cork Airport is “fundamentally threatened” by plans to cut airport charges at Dublin Airport by 22%, it has been warned.

Almost 4,000 complaints have been lodged over noise from Dublin Airport in the first half of 2019.

An online car hire business fears it will go out of business because the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) won't allow it to pick up its customers at the airport, the High Court has heard

The DAA has slammed proposed cuts to airport charges at Dublin as being "exactly what the Irish economy does not need" and has warned the move could scupper the airport's development and damage Ireland's global connectivity.

The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has proposed reducing passenger charges at Dublin Aiport by 15%.

Over 2,860 flights will arrive and depart during the June Bank Holiday.

At present, each terminal has its own taxi stand, but they are calling for just one to serve both terminals.

It comes as the DAA makes an effort to improve the service for passengers.

Passenger volumes to continental Europe increased by 9%, with almost 1.5 million passengers travelling last month.

The Daa expects to retain control of Cork Airport and plans to invest €40m in its development over the next four-to-five years.

More than 3.2 million passengers travelled through the airport, marking a 4% increase on the same month last year.

Dublin and Cork Airports have committed to becoming net zero for their carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

The Asset Care team at Dublin Airport has given an upgrade to a special needs school on the northside of the city.

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737-Max aircraft will cost the region served by Shannon Airport €58m this year.

€350m is to be invested in Dublin Airport.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has remained tight-lipped on whether the Government will nominate European commissioner Phil Hogan for another term.

The biggest contributor last year was the operator of Irish Water and Bord Gáis, Ervia, which paid out a dividend of €139m.

There was intense pressure on Transport Minister Shane Ross to appoint a noise regulator for Dublin Airport even though officials knew accusations of a conflict of interest were certain to arise.

Gardaí at Dublin Airport are seeking the public’s help to prevent incidents involving drones like that which brought operations there to a standstill last month.

The vast majority of building materials used in the Irish construction sector are either sourced in the UK or enter Ireland through international distributors in Britain and represent a major risk for the industry, according to executives at the National Construction Summit in Citywest last week.