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Senator calls for EU probe into lack of flight inspections at Shannon

An Irish senator has asked an EU anti-fraud watchdog to investigate whether the State is failing to inspect “high-risk flights” into Shannon Airport. Social Democrats Senator Patricia Stephenson said the party had written to Olaf requesting an ...

17 Jun 2025 at 17:56

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Ryanair sets monthly passenger record despite air traffic control strikes

Airline Ryanair said it carried a record high number of passenger last month despite French air traffic control (ATC) strikes. The Dublin-based carrier announced 20.7 million passengers travelled on its flights in July. That is up 3% from 20....

05 Aug 2025 at 09:12

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Irish submarine inventor honoured with sculpture made from recycled plane parts

A descendant of the Irish-born inventor of the modern-day submarine has created a sculpture in his honour, made from recycled airliner parts. John Phillip Holland, who grew up in Co Clare before emigrating to the United States, developed ...

05 Nov 2023 at 12:04

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Ryanair boss slams air traffic control chaos as ‘unacceptable’

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 very difficult day” with ...

29 Aug 2023 at 15:17

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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 ...

10 Jan 2023 at 10:28

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Getting a drone for Christmas? Here's your guide to flying legally and safely in Ireland

With Christmas swiftly approaching, Santa may deliver a drone but not the knowledge to fly it safely, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has warned. The IAA has launched the ‘Drone Safely This Christmas’ campaign, supported by ...

05 Dec 2024 at 12:23

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Ryanair flight to Dublin prompts emergency guard after failing to make contact with airport

A Ryanair flight from the UK appeared to lose contact with Dublin Approach on Monday evening, prompting an emergency guard call. The commercial Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Dublin experienced a technical issue when ...

23 Apr 2024 at 13:03

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Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by ATC failure

Ryanair has revealed around 63,000 of its passengers saw their flights cancelled during last week’s air traffic control failure which caused widespread disruption across the industry and left thousands of passengers ...

04 Sept 2023 at 10:22

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MEP calls for greener fuel to propel EU aviation

Deirdre Clune MEP is calling on the European Commission to ensure more alternative, greener fuel options are available for the aviation industry in order to sustain it into the future, in respect of climate ...

04 Mar 2020 at 16:28

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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 ...

05 May 2022 at 15:38

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Ryanair and Wizz Air passenger numbers grow in December despite disruption

Budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air both saw growing numbers of passengers in December, despite disruption to UK flights over the Christmas period. Ryanair carried 13.6 million passengers in ...

03 Jan 2025 at 08:09

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Dublin Airport permitted to increase nighttime flights

Dublin Airport has been allowed to increase the number of nighttime flights, with some subjected to noise limits. Irish planning body An Coimisiun Pleanala has granted permission to increase ...

17 Jul 2025 at 14:53

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