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<p>From April to early October, up to 15,000 golfers, mostly Americans, played the iconic Old Course in Ballybunion at a cost of up to €350 per round. File picture</p>

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Ballybunion Golf Club took in a record €8m this year

Golf legend Tom Watson, who has a long association with Ballybunion, visited Kerry last week to inspect work on the Cushen Course he designed

<p>Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Airlines for America, which represents US carriers, are challenging the Irish Aviation Authority’s (IAA’s) imposition of passenger caps at Dublin Airport for the winter and summer seasons. File Picture: PA</p>

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Parties in Dublin Airport passenger cap case agree questions for EU court

<p>The company operates across Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports and the directors state that 'trading is expected to strengthen further as the sector moves towards pre-pandemic normalcy'.</p>

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Headcount rise at Swissport contributes to profits almost halving

FILE PHOTO Dublin Airport is on track to surpass its 2024 passenger cap of 32 million, with over 3.46 million passengers in Augu

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Daa revenues jump 10% as passenger numbers surge

The DIY guide to a family holiday in Lapland — for a significantly lower price

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The DIY guide to a family holiday in Lapland — for a significantly lower price

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‘Flight shame is dead’: Concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom

Ryanair summer schedule

Boeing strike to further delay Ryanair aircraft deliveries

In an attempt to bring the strike to an end, Boeing reportedly took a 30% pay rise proposal directly to striking workers

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

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New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists

New Zealand has struggled with the impact of tourists on the natural environment, with infrastructure stretched by the large numbers

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Families and friends fly in to support Rose of Tralee contestants

Families and friends fly in to support Rose of Tralee contestants

A Nasa researcher, an attorney in Chicago, and a radiologist at the National Children’s Hospital Temple Street are among this year's contestants

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Here's what the Ultimate World Cruise passengers got up to while docked in Cork

Here's what the Ultimate World Cruise passengers got up to while docked in Cork

The viral nine-month Ultimate World Cruise made its way to Cork over the weekend

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Letters to the Editor: The volume of tourists arriving at popular destinations must be managed

Letters to the Editor: The volume of tourists arriving at popular destinations must be managed

A reader with expertise in the area responds to Eoghan Corry's article in the 'Irish Examiner' about the growing global push back against 'overtourism'

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

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Eoghan Corry: Why tourists aren't that welcome any more

People in some of the world’s most-visited destinations are staging a backlash and saying no to 'overtourism'

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024

Pilots' union seeks clarification on Labour Court recommendation

Pilots' union seeks clarification on Labour Court recommendation

On Monday, the Court recommended that Aer Lingus pilots receive 17.75% pay rise, having considered the case put forward by both sides last week.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: No sign of the urgent action Ireland needs to tackle the housing crisis

Irish Examiner view: No sign of the urgent action Ireland needs to tackle the housing crisis

The ESRI Ireland housing supply report is particularly stark as it does not factor in pent-up demand from years of undersupply

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

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Aer Lingus hires aircraft and pilots to fill gaps as Labour Court to intervene in pay dispute

Both sides were involved in more than eight hours of talks at the court that ended late on Monday

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus Aircraft

Aer Lingus hires aircraft and crew to fill gaps caused by pilots' dispute

Both sides were involved in more than eight hours of talks at the court that ended late on Monday

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Catherine Conlon: Add the measles vaccine to your summer holiday checklist

Catherine Conlon: Add the measles vaccine to your summer holiday checklist

Passport, tickets, MMR vaccine... Amid a global upsurge of measles, families are advised to avoid the miserable and possibly life-changing illness by ensuring they've all had the vaccine

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Details of victims emerge after four killed in ‘nightmarish’ Mallorca building collapse

Details of victims emerge after four killed in ‘nightmarish’ Mallorca building collapse

Police this morning confirmed the four dead are a Spanish woman, a Senegalese man and two German women believed to be on holiday in Majorca

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Fitting Ireland at the fore of recognition

Irish Examiner view: Fitting Ireland at the fore of recognition

With the Government's move to recognising Palestine, the country must conceive a future without Hamas in order to be a viable state in the future

Fri, 10 May, 2024

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Time to check your travel insurance options before taking off

Irish people are travelling abroad in greater numbers, which has put travel insurance back in focus

Fri, 10 May, 2024

Daa chief warns airlines to 'think twice' before planning flights to Dublin Airport

Daa chief warns airlines to 'think twice' before planning flights to Dublin Airport

Airport operator seeks increase in passenger cap from 32m to 40m but that process could take years, says Kenny Jacobs

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Cork, Shannon, and Dublin airports affected as Ryanair cancels over 300 flights

Cork, Shannon, and Dublin airports affected as Ryanair cancels over 300 flights

Flights to and from Cork, Shannon, and Dublin airports are among those affected

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Ryanair summer schedule

Ryanair shares soar above €21 despite disruption to Boeing deliveries this summer

Ryanair shares rose almost 4% to close above the key €21 level that could set up Michael O’Leary for a €100m payout

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Flooding could disrupt Limerick-Ennis rail services for 'at least six weeks'

Flooding could disrupt Limerick-Ennis rail services for 'at least six weeks'

Iarnród Éireann says bus transfers will be in operation between Limerick and Ennis in both directions for all services

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

mother with her son playing in the back of the car

Julie Jay: On the road again with our travelling circus and things are getting crowded in our car

Travelling light is impossible when you have an adorable six-month-old in tow

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

Ryanair appear before transport committee

Holidaymakers to face higher air fares, warns Ryanair's Michael O'Leary

Ryanair's original forecast for the year to the end of March 2025 was that it would carry 205m passengers

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Aer Lingus-owner IAG may get warning from EU competition regulator over Air Europa deal

Aer Lingus-owner IAG may get warning from EU competition regulator over Air Europa deal

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG may get a warning from EU competition regulators on its €400m bid to buy out Air Europa if it does not offer remedies in the coming months, a person with direct knowledge of the matter has said.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

Willie Walsh speaks to journalists in Paris

IATA chief Willie Walsh backs Boeing CEO to fix safety crisis after blow-out

IATA director general was speaking ahead of Singapore Airshow where there is a buzz around the first international trip for China’s homegrown passenger jet, the Comac C919

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

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Dublin Airport to exceed its passenger cap of 32m passengers

While official statistics for December have yet to be released to the CSO, a news release from late January stated that 2.3m passengers passed through in the final month of 2023, a figure that would see the 32m cap breached comprehensively by well over 1m people

Sat, 03 Feb, 2024

FILE PHOTO The National Transport Authority reports that numbers using commercial buses rose last year by 84% to 19 million pass

€350m spend over next ten years on infrastructure works around Dublin city for provision of core bus corridors

12 new bus 'spines' will comprise the city’s next-generation transit plan

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

UK HIV-positive commercial pilots guidance

Travel chaos: Here's what to do if your flight is cancelled — and what you may be entitled to

Lost baggage, flight delays and cancellations — here's what you may be entitled to

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh: Thriving Irish tourism cannot be taken for granted

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh: Thriving Irish tourism cannot be taken for granted

Ireland’s tourism industry demonstrated remarkable resilience this year despite domestic cost challenges and geopolitical upheaval, and resilience is likely to have to be on display again in 2024.

Sun, 31 Dec, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: A moment to remember the loved ones we lost this year

As well as the personal loss we suffer when loved ones die, this year we lamented a great many public figures we felt we knew

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023

Ryanair schedule for summer 2023

Christmas flights at Dublin Airport won't be impacted despite nearing passenger limits

A daa analysis said that if the Dublin Airport passenger cap is not raised, 16,000 new jobs could be lost

Wed, 22 Nov, 2023

These are the three new properties added to Ireland's Blue Book in its 50th year

These are the three new properties added to Ireland's Blue Book in its 50th year

The selection includes a waterside estate in Kerry, a hidden treasure in Kildare, and a Michelin-star dining experience in Dublin

Thu, 16 Nov, 2023

Fexco lifts operating profit to €14.5m on international travel boom

Fexco lifts operating profit to €14.5m on international travel boom

Fexco Group — the Kerry-based payments firm that employs 2,570 people at its operations in Ireland and numerous other locations across the world— said it lifted operating profit significantly in 2022 as it tapped the international travel boom.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023

Want to bag Bruce Springsteen tickets? You might be better off looking abroad

Want to bag Bruce Springsteen tickets? You might be better off looking abroad

Ahead of Monday's release of tickets for his 2024 gigs, some cost-conscious Irish fans will consider a minibreak in Spain or Italy to see The Boss

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Irish Examiner view: High price to be paid for bad weather

Irish Examiner view: High price to be paid for bad weather

The recent spell of bad weather has certainly left its mark across the country.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

Spa Day: The four best spa treatments worth travelling to in Munster

Spa Day: The four best spa treatments worth travelling to in Munster

From Clare to Cork to Kenmare here are three new spa treatments in Munster

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

Ireland v Scotland - 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B

French strike 'unlikely to scupper Ireland rugby fans' travel plans'

General strike in France on Friday includes transport and air traffic controllers but here are 'alternatives', says travel expert

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Francis and John Brennan named 'hospitality heroes' at Georgina Campbell Awards

Francis and John Brennan named 'hospitality heroes' at Georgina Campbell Awards

The Georgina Campbell Awards are the longest running hospitality awards in Ireland

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

93 children killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022

93 children killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022

Nationally, 56 children lost their lives and 852 were seriously injured on Irish roads over the same time period

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

No Bus Éireann services in Limerick today due to industrial action

No Bus Éireann services in Limerick today due to industrial action

The company said it is "disappointed with this unofficial action and the impact it is having on our customers".

Sun, 01 Oct, 2023

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TUI confirms strong outlook despite weather related travel disruption

Tour group TUI has confirmed strong bookings for the winter period despite extreme weather from flooding to heatwaves disrupting holidays and flights as it publishes its full-year outlook.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Club Travel group sees profits surge on 'bucket list' holidays

Club Travel group sees profits surge on 'bucket list' holidays

Director at Club Travel, Colman Burke, said: 'People have taken advantage of the post-covid savings and splurged on more expensive holidays.'

Mon, 18 Sep, 2023

Dublin Airport's new North Runway begins operations

Co-owner of land between Dublin airport runways says he would sell

The owner previously rejected a €75m offer, saying he wanted to receive “market price” for the land, and had received offers in excess of €205m

Sun, 10 Sep, 2023

Musk's SpaceX considers Irish office, report suggests

Musk's SpaceX considers Irish office, report suggests

SpaceX is set to open an office in Dublin in what would mark the first physical presence of the Elon Musk-founded space company in Europe, the Sunday Times reported.

Sun, 10 Sep, 2023

Cork Airport reveals its 10 most popular travel destinations of summer

Cork Airport reveals its 10 most popular travel destinations of summer

Since the beginning of January, passenger numbers through Cork airport are up 30% to 1.9m

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: Rugby’s great jamboree has problems to solve

As Ireland limbers up for the Rugby World Cup, the sport must resolve not to let refereeing controversy and officials poring over TVs dominate the narrative

Sat, 02 Sep, 2023

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UK air-traffic 'fiasco' could cost airlines £100m, says Willie Walsh

'This system should be designed to reject data that’s incorrect, not to collapse the system'

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023