Aer Lingus cabin crew have begun their 24 hour strike at the country's major airports.

Passengers arriving at Dublin Airport passport control outside of business hours face long queues.

More than a quarter of a million passengers are expected to pass through Dublin Airport this Easter bank holiday weekend.

Dublin was the second fastest growing airport in the European Union last year.

An expert panel set up to resolve the Aer Lingus pension dispute says the airline will have to spend more money to plug the fund's €780m deficit.

Exploratory talks between the Dublin Airport Authority and ICTU to try to avoid a strike over pension issues have ended without agreement.

Aer Lingus has invited unions to a meeting on Thursday in a bid to avert strike action at the country's airports during the St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

SIPTU members at the Shannon Airport Authority have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over their troubled pension scheme.

Workers at the country's three main airports have voted to go on strike.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has appealed to DAA and Aer Lingus workers not to go on strike.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has today warned that any deal to end the pensions dispute at Aer Lingus and the DAA could be blocked by shareholders.

Ryanair has reacted angrily to the aviation regulator's decision to increase landing charges at Dublin Airport.

A billion euro upgrade of Dublin Airport was put on hold tonight after a hike in passenger charges to cover the cost of a new terminal was turned down.

Ryanair today criticised the announcement by the DAA on the location of a second terminal and the €1.2bn budget for Dublin Airport.

The loss-making Great Southern Hotels are to be sold off by the state, it emerged tonight.

Car-parking charges are to rise at Dublin Airport from tomorrow to fund extra facilities in 2006, it was claimed today.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has welcomed today's announcement of a planned increase in Ryanair's route network and passenger traffic at Dublin Airport.

Ryanair have received leave from the High Court today to appeal a decision by the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) to fully slot co-ordinate Dublin Airport.

More than 310,000 people are expected to travel through Dublin Airport over the June bank holiday, the airport authority said today.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen today confirmed discussions were still ongoing over a site for a second terminal at Dublin Airport.