Category Archives: Fly to Ireland

Flights to Ireland at great prices

Today is the last day of Ryanair’s latest special offer for flights to Ireland. Book by midnight tonight to avail of 75% off their fares. There are some great value rates available. I just did a quick survey right now … Continue reading

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Cork Airport has record year

A record 3.25m passengers passed through Cork Airport in 2008 setting a new record. This was a 2.5% increase over 2007 and represents an additional 80,000 passengers through Cork during the year. Traffic between Cork and London grew by 4% to 927 … Continue reading

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New Ryanair Routes to Knock and Derry Airports

Ryanair have announced new routes from their Spanish hub in Alicante to Derry Airport and Knock Airport in the North and West of Ireland. The budget airline said today that the services from City of Derry Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock … Continue reading

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Ryanair issues official terms of bid to takeover Aer Lingus

Michael O’Leary’s Ryanair officially presented its takeover bid to Aer Lingus investors yesterday, giving them until January 5th to accept the €1.40 ($1.87) per share offer. Ryanair presented the opportunity to create “one leading, financially strong, Irish-run airline group.” The offered share price … Continue reading

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Cork Airport and Shannon Airport to remain part of DAA?

It is reported in this morning’s Irish Times that the Irish government is planning a u-turn on it’s decision 4 years ago to make both Cork Airport and Shannon Airport independent of Dublin airport. According to the newspaper report, comments … Continue reading

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New Chairman appointed to Cork Airport Authority

The appointment has been announced that Gerry Walsh, former CEO of Board Gáis, will take over the position of Chairman of the Cork Airport Authority. At DiscoveringIreland we are huge fans of Cork Airport and often receive reviews from travellers … Continue reading

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Ryanair to close two routes from Cork Airport

Ryanair announced today that they are to close 2 routes to Cork Airport from the United Kingdom. This is a blow to toursim in the southwest of Ireland, a region that has also seen UK visitor numbers affected by the … Continue reading

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7 Day Ireland vacation cheaper than an iPhone

Hands up if you’re tired yet of the endless talk about a recession in the economy? For months now, there has been speculation about whether there will be one, if it’s not there already. Well if the answer above is … Continue reading

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Cork Airport announces Transatlantic connection

Cork Airport has announced that passengers can now book flights between Cork and the USA in one single transaction. In a deal between Aer Arann and Aer Lingus, passengers will now be able to book flights from USA airports to … Continue reading

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New route to Cork Airport from Geneva

Aer Lingus has just announced its new winter schedule for 2008/09 to Cork Airport with the addition of a new service  from Cork to Geneva that will commence early December 2008. Commenting on the news, Kevin Cullinane, Marketing Manager Cork Airport said, … Continue reading

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