The Aviation Regulator has proposed an increase of almost €1 in passenger charges at Dublin Airport.
The regulator's draft decision says the impact of the economic downturn means there are fewer passengers than expected from which to recover costs. Under the proposals, the charges would increase from €7.39 to €8.35, reports RTE.
Prices may have to rise further later next year to help pay for the second terminal at Dublin Airport.
A former Ennistymon native has been honoured as Irish Person of the Year by Toronto’s Irish community.
Eamonn O’Loghlin, 57, was feted by the Irish-Canadian community in Canada’s largest city at a sold-out luncheon at the Toronto Hilton, with Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Declan Kelly, in attendance, reports the Irish American News.
O’Loghlin was educated at St. Flannan’s College in Ennis, and later completed his Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University College Cork in 1975. He worked for 18 years in marketing with Hallmark Cards, and now runs his own marketing and communications consulting business, O’Loghlin Communications Inc. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce, and is the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Sponsorship with the Canadian National Exhibition.
Private hospital operators, Sheehan Medical, today said that the new E90m private hospital at the City Gate development in Cork will bring 675 jobs to the region, reports businessworld.ie.
It will be the first new private hospital facility to open in the city for 30 years. The deal has been signed with John Cleary Developments to be the anchor tenant in their new City Gate development in Mahon.
Around 150 new jobs will be created during fit out and 350 new positions will be advertised to run the hospital, which will also have 75 doctors on site with 100 ancillary staff. It has the capacity to offer over 39,000 patient treatments per year.
The Aviation Regulator has proposed an increase of almost €1 in passenger charges at Dublin Airport.
