Dublin Airport parking: Ryanair tells operator to use nearby land as temporary car park

The operator of Dublin Airport has insisted it is not running “a county fair” as it took aim at Ryanair after the airline suggested a temporary car park is created for the peak summer months. Dublin Airport warned passengers travelling last weekend that all 23,000 car parking spaces were sold out, and advised those who … Read more

Cork Airport offers more services ahead of summer

During the summer, Cork Airport will offer more services with the addition of a new route to Seville, Spain, and more flights to the UK’s East Midlands. Ryanair will run the new Seville service, with flights on Mondays and Thursdays every two weeks. The capital of Andalusia is the tenth Spanish location reached from Cork. … Read more

Flights at Dublin Airport delayed for third day after drone sightings near runway

For the third time recently, flights had to be halted after a drone was spotted on the airfield at Dublin Airport on Monday evening. Following the latest incident, hundreds of passengers landed at Belfast or Shannon Airports. All flights that were in the air and coming toward the airport were informed of the problem by … Read more

Seven million people visited Ireland in 2022

Estimates for the number of foreign visitors arriving in 2022 have been released by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC). ITIC estimates that seven million foreign visitors visited Ireland this year, a recovery of 73% from the pre-pandemic peak of 2019. The largest source market was Mainland Europe, where 1.5 million high-spending North Americans also … Read more

More than 1.3 million passengers arrived in Ireland during November

Over 1.34 million passengers arrived in Ireland from abroad in November, bringing the number of foreign arrivals into the State back to pre-pandemic levels. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that the number of arrivals last month was higher than in November 2021 by 70% and better than in November 2019, when 1.35 million people … Read more

Two dead and another injured after truck overturns in Co Cork

Two people have died and another has been injured in a collision involving a car transporter and three cars in Carrigaline, Co Cork this morning. The incident happened at 11 am this morning on the N28 Ringaskiddy Road at the Shannon Park roundabout in Carrigaline. The third person has been taken to Cork University Hospital … Read more

Air passenger figures 11 times higher than 2021 and below 2019 levels

Over 4.7 million passengers passed through the State’s five main airports in the first three months of 2022, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The figure was 11 times that of the same period last year, however, remained 21 percent below the first three months of 2020, prior to the outbreak … Read more

U.S. lifts Covid testing requirement for international travel

International travellers need not take a Covid-19 test before boarding their flights to enter the U.S. from today (June 12) onwards, as the country ends one of the final mandates meant to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The change in policy was announced by a US Government official. A senior administration official said the mandate … Read more

Overseas travel remains significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels, CSO report

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that overseas travel has continued to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic but is still 14 percent lower than pre-pandemic levels, More than 1,476,000 passengers arrived in the State from overseas routes last month, In April 2019 there were 1,712,900 passengers arrived. In April 2021, 69,400 overseas passengers … Read more

India to resume regular international flights from March 27

After two years, India is looking to resume international flights starting March 27, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday. Commercial international flights will resume operations after a two-year hiatus in strict compliance with the Union Health Ministry’s guidelines. The decision was taken after considering COVID-19 vaccination levels across the world in consultation with various … Read more

No testing or quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers travelling to India from next week

India has removed Covid-19 RT-PCR testing and quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, which include the US and the UK. Under the new guidelines issued by the union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday, India has also done away with its classification of `at risk’ countries as well. The Ministry of … Read more

Families with teens face travel chaos as Covid certs set to expire

Families with teens face travel chaos this summer as a booster programme for 12- to 15-year-olds has not yet been rolled out. This could mean teenagers in this age cohort may see their EU digital Covid certs expire before the summer season. People who received their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and haven’t received … Read more

EU travel restrictions: New travel rules for Irish tourists…

Irish tourists traveling abroad from next month will be able to move freely anywhere in the EU with proof of vaccination, recovery, or a negative test. EU Ministers have decided to support the Council recommendations at a meeting of the General Affairs Council on Tuesday. This means anyone meeting the listed criteria will not face any … Read more