Isle of Innisfree docks in Pembroke after change of ports for emergency service
Irish Ferries vessel Isle of Innisfree has docked in Pembroke after changing its emergency route…
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Gate Gourmet Ireland reports profits down 48pc to €1.16m due to higher costs
Christoph Schmitz CEO Gate Gourmet The Irish operation of aviation culinary suppliers Gate Gourmet reported a…
Avolon partners with Air New Zealand to advance clean tech aircraft
Greg Foran CEO of Air New Zealand Avolon and Air New Zealand have formed a…
Galapagos, Scotland’s peatlands & Montserrat x 2, New York Times names 52 places to go in 2025
Stephen Hiltner travel editor of the New York Times The New York Times has published…
MEET Roger Russell GM of the newly opened Moxy Hotel in Cork
Roger Russell GM of the Moxy Cork Roger Russell has been appointed as the General…
Retention granted for 6-bedroom guesthouse in Longford’s Enybegs
Longford County Council has granted retention permission for the six-bedroom Longford Country House in Enybegs…
Dublin emergency ferry service switches to Pembroke from Fishguard today as Holyhead remains closed for another 9 days
The emergency Dublin–Fishguard ferry service, operated by the Isle of Innisfree, and is now switching…
English airports brace themselves for more disruption as cold snap continues
Martin Rolfe of NATS Manchester and Liverpool airports are bracing themselves for more disruption as…
Kaitlin Murphy joins Sarah Slattery’s The Travel Expert as full-time team member
Kaitlin Murphy Kaitlin Murphy has joined Sarah Slattery’s The Travel Expert as a full-time team…
Naas & Kilkenny named Ireland’s cleanest towns in IBAL litter survey
Conor Horgan of IBAL The final Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) Survey for 2024 has…
1.5m people visited the Cliffs of Moher in 2024
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Norwegian cancels all Epic visits to Corfu for 2025
Harry Sommer of NCL Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled all scheduled visits of the Norwegian…
Air Baltic ‘will need further state funding’ as privatisation stalls
Klavs Vasks of Air Baltic1 AirBaltic’s Chairman Klavs Vasks has said that privatisation talks have…
21-bed Éalú Lodge open in Sligo beside town’s historic jail
Éalú Lodge, a new 21-bed accommodation opening in Sligo, combines adventure and relaxation in a…
Emirates commences rollout of A350 services in Edinburgh
Adnan Kazim of Emirates Emirates has initiated its A350 aircraft rollout, with the first flight…
N20 closed, M8 blocked and flights diverted during Sunday snowfall
Roads were closed, including the N20 between Cork and Limerick, and cars were abandoned on…
Irish visits to Spain set to reach a record 2.75m in 2024
Laura Pena director of the Spanish Tourist Board in Dublin Irish visits to Spain were…
HERE are the NEW cruise ships which will take to the seas for the first time in 2025
Finishing touches being put to the Norwegian Cruise Line Aqua New cruise ships set to…
AerCap reports 496 lease agreements, 150 purchases & 166 sales during 2024
Aengus Kelly of Aercap The world’s largest aircraft lessor, the Dublin-based company AerCap has reported…
SEVEN big freezes in Irish weather history 1892, 1917, 1947, 1963, 1982, 2010, 2018 (plus some little freezes & the BIGGEST freeze of all)
Eoin Moran Director of Met Éirean Ireland’s history of severe winters has been documented for…
HERE are the best places to celebrate Día de Los Reyes in Spain on January 6
Three Kings Day, or “Cabalgata,” is celebrated across major Spanish cities with parades and festivities,…
Monday’s Tralee bus services to Cork and Limerick cancelled due to snowfall
Stephen Kent CEO of Bus Éireann Bus Éireann has announced widespread cancellations of services due…
United says wifi from Starlink service will be available ahead of schedule in April
Eoghan Cory and Scott Kirby CEO of United United Airlines has announced an accelerated timeline…
Turkish Airlines launches amenity kits inspired by UNESCO World Heritage sites
Bilal Ekşi CEO of Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has launched new amenity kits inspired by…
Amsterdam, Frankfurt & Bergen among flight cancellations
Cancellations at Dublin Airport so far today as snow disrupts aviation across Europe: Frankfurt LH983@05.00…
FINALLY: Aer Lingus wins legal case in India that has run for 28 YEARS
Krrishan Singhania, lawyer for Aer Lingus Bombay City Civil Court has ruled in favour of…
Robbie Williams to perform at naming ceremony for Mein Schiff Relax in Málaga on April 9
Wybcke Meier of TUI cruise TUI Cruises naming ceremony for its newest ship, the Mein…
IT outage impacts arrivals at German immigration
Germany experienced a nationwide IT outage affecting airport border controls, causing major delays at Frankfurt,…
Thousands of flights cancelled by US snowstorm
Michael G Whitaker FAA Administrator St Louis, Missouri the worst-hit airport as thousands of flights…
Túsk maith leath na h-oibre – Poland launches six-month EU presidency
Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland Poland has officially launched its six-month presidency of the…
Some new hotel openings this month
Christopher J Nassetta CEO of Hilton International Some new hotel openings this month Caption by…
One pilot? Jason Ambrosi of the USA’s pilot union ALPA sends out a warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-qTPFjeDyw Jason Ambrosi of Delta leads the world’s largest airline pilot union and nongovernmental aviation…
Emirates resumes A380 daily flights between Dubai and Copenhagen
Tim Clark of Emirates Emirates has resumed A380 superjumbo flights on its daily route between…
Hyatt acquires 22 all inclusive resorts as it buys Bahia Principe brand from Piñero
Mark Hoplamazian CEO of Hyatt International Hyatt has acquired the Bahia Principe brand from Spain’s…
Vietnam Airlines to use 2pc SAF on flights to and from the EU
Le Hong Ha CEO of Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines claims it is to implement sustainable…
January was peak month for passport applications in 2024 with 8,363 on January 28
In 2024, the Irish Passport Service issued over one million passports, the centenary of the…
Cityjet pre-tax profits rise to €4.86m including settlement on cabin crew tax status
Pat Byrne founder of Cityjet Cityjet pre-tax profits rose to €4.86m n 2022.. The airline…
Planning permission granted for tourist accommodation at Woodstock in Inistioge
Lar Power Kilkenny county manager Planning permission has been granted to transform the Woodstock area…
Qatar Airways first foreign airline to return to Damascus (with Turkish on the way)
Badr Mohammed Al-Meer CEO of Qatar airways Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of flights…
AirBaltic to cancel 5pc of planned flights for 2025 due to Pratt & Whitney engine delays
Martin Gauss CEo fo Air Baltic airBaltic has announced it will cancel approximately 5pc of…