DAA ‘committed’ to seeing Cork back in profit

Source: Irish Examiner

The DAA yesterday reported a group pre-tax profit of €37.5m for 2011, down from a profit of €41m the previous year and mainly driven by the strong performance of its airport retail business Aer Rianta International — which contributed ...
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Music festivals guide 2012: festivals in europe

Source: The Guardian Music

One of the remotest festivals in the world, Træna takes place on an island far inside the Arctic circle. Bands play in the mouth of a breathtaking waterside cave. When 5-7 July. How to get there Flights to Bodø via Oslo with Nor ...
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DAA posts 9% drop in profits for last year

Source: Irish Times

PROFITS AT the Dublin Airport Authority declined by 9 per cent last year to €30 million as passenger traffic at Cork and Shannon declined and costs associated with the development of Terminal 2 and other assets impacte ...
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Stocks gain on pledge to boost growth

Source: Irish Times

EUROPEAN STOCKS posted their first weekly advance in a month as China pledged to bolster growth and a three-week selloff left the Stoxx Europe 600 index at its cheapest level since January. Italy’s prime minister Mario Monti’s comments that most ...
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Holiday News | Eurotunnel prepare for border crisis

Source: The Sun

The firm are slashing the numbers of bookings open for the car, lorry and coach shuttle service through the Channel Tunnel to reduce the prospect of lengthy delays. They have decided not to fill trains to capacity so those who fail to pass through pas ...
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Eurovision Song Contest is the real union of Europe

Source: The Telegraph

In its long and eventful history, the Eurovision Song Contest has never had an equivalent to Sir Terry Wogan. His caustic commentaries on the singers, their songs, and rival nations summed up a very British ambivalence to this bizar ...
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Copa Holdings Keeps Flying Along (COPA, RYAAY, DAL, UAL)

Source: Investopedia

The airline got off the ground in 1947 when a group of Panamanian investors along with Pan American World Airways began flying three Douglas C-47 aircraft in the domestic market. In the 1960s it began serving nearby count ...
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48 Hours In: Faro

Source: The Independent

Travel essentials Why go now? For many, Faro is a jumping-off point for the Algarve's beaches and golf resorts. However, with more than 300 days of sunshine a year, it's an enticing city-break destination in its own right. Early summer is wh ...
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Travel Agenda: Vamos Cuba; The Attwater; Salt; Rota Vicentina; Quentin Blake; Neilson

Source: The Independent

Learn to salsa, speak Spanish or take perfect pictures of classic American cars in Havana with a new tour operator, Vamos Cuba. The trips on offer combine stays in casas particulares with lessons, city tours and evening excursions. Shorter add ...
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Air France outlines plans to return to growth

Source: Reuters Mobile

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France said it will reduce staff numbers and its short-haul and medium-haul fleet in an effort to cut costs and return the airline to growth in the face of rising competition and fuel bills. As it overhauls its unprofitab ...
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