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Michael O’Leary urges Government to be wary of ‘unfair’ environmental taxes

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called on the Irish Government to be wary of imposing “unfair” environmental taxes on airlines. Mr O’Leary said there is “huge unfairness” in environmental taxation on air travel in Europe. Speaking at a press ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:34

National News

‘Hundreds of thousands’ paid out for missed flights due to Dublin Airport delays

An Oireachtas committee has heard that “hundreds of thousands” of euro has been paid out so far to people who missed flights due to delays at Dublin Airport at the start of the summer. On Sunday May 29, lengthy queues at security screening ...

26 Jul 2022 at 16:42

National News

Compensation paid as almost 600 people complain about flight cancellations and delays

Irish air passengers made nearly 600 complaints about flight delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first 6 months of this year. Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in compensation of €32,...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:08

National News

First UK rocket launch ends in disappointment after failing to orbit over Irish coast

An attempt to make British space history by launching a rocket into orbit from UK soil has ended in failure after suffering an “anomaly” during the flight. After taking off from Cornwall, the Virgin Orbit plane flew to 35,000ft over the ...

10 Jan 2023 at 10:28

Local News

Three new routes set to take flight at Shannon Airport

SHANNON Airport's post-pandemic revival is set to continue in the weeks ahead with budget carrier Ryanair launching three new routes. The airport will be connected to the sunshine resort of Fuerteventura, the Hungarian capital of ...

26 Oct 2021 at 11:54

Newsletter LimerickLive

Ryanair reveals new winter routes from Shannon airport

BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced a series of new routes from Shannon as part of a €100m investment in the local airport. This week, the company has kicked off a new sunshine route to Corfu, with a Gran Canaria flight to ...

05 Aug 2021 at 10:52

Local News

Passenger numbers at Shannon 'up 130%' says minister

PASSENGER numbers at Shannon Airport have risen 130% from the same week in 2020, the Minister of State for Transport has said. Hildegarde Naughton visited the base this morning to see how the base is functioning since ...

06 Sept 2021 at 17:30

National News

Plane over Ireland en route to New York turns around due to crew issue

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test. The Airbus A330 jet was nearly 40 minutes into its journey to New York on Monday when the ...

05 May 2022 at 15:38

Sport

What next for National League champions Wrexham?

Is winning the National League the start of something really big for Wrexham? Hollywood actors and co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have said their dream is to take Wrexham into the Premier League, but can ...

24 Apr 2023 at 07:46

Sport

‘The sky’s the limit’ for Wrexham after promotion to the English Football League

Wrexham executive director Humphrey Ker insists “the sky’s the limit” for the newly promoted Hollywood-owned club and says English Football League spending caps will not restrict their ambition. Heavy investment ...

24 Apr 2023 at 11:26

National News

'It's not acceptable' - Ryanair boss condemns air traffic control chaos

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has slammed air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats for the “unacceptable” disruption caused over the past two days. In a video message, the chief executive described Monday as “a ...

30 Aug 2023 at 11:48

National News

Ryanair boss slams air traffic control chaos as ‘unacceptable’

29 Aug 2023 at 15:17

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