Sheila Wayman delves into the world of DNA, while Gerry Thornley and Malachy Clerkin provide extensive coverage of Leinster’s defeat of Munster
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary speaks to journalists in Dublin earlier this month. He says the passenger cap at Dublin Airport will drive up air fares. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireA bespoke collection of Irish Times journalism exclusively for subscribers featuring previews and the best of the week that wasto 32 million per year. It was imposed as a planning condition for building the second terminal in 2007 and the extension of Terminal 1.
With an election in the air, and cost of living pressures central in the minds of many voters, the Government has largely kept its head. Minister for TransportThe issue will most likely be settled in the courts – possibly at European level – where most likely it will be argued on primarily economic grounds.
Flying a record number of passengers through Dublin last year required a record volume of jet kerosene: 1.36 billion litres were used in Ireland last year, up 12.7 per cent on 2022. An insight into the thinking of the Irish airline industry on climate is offered by writer Trevor White this weekend, who attended the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation conference last month. There, Donal Moriarty of Aer Lingus and Kenny Jacobs of Dublin Airport Authority were interviewed about the cap.and said it needed to be lifted to ensure Aer Lingus could grow and invest in new technology aircraft and sustainable aviation fuel.
“It’s a serious conversation because we live on an island; because tourism is our largest indigenous industry; and because climate change represents a grave and urgent threat to the future of our species.”“Anyone considering doing a DNA test needs to be aware that surprises can happen,” says professional genetic genealogist Dr Maurice Gleeson, a retired medical doctor. “Some find out that they have an unknown half-sibling. Some men find out that they had a child they never knew about.
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