General Industry

EasyJet Grounds Fleet As COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes Airlines To The Brink

British budget airline easyJet has grounded its fleet of 344 planes and has no clear idea when it might resume flights, it said on Monday March 30, highlig...

ROI Overseas Visitor Numbers Rose 4.1% In Februrary Despite COVID-19 Crisis

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that the number of overseas visitors to the Republic of Ireland rose 4.1% in February despit...

Fáilte Ireland Develops Business Support Hub To Help Tourism Businesses

In response to COVID-19, Fáilte Ireland has created a new online support hub for tourism businesses. The support hub includes practical webinars...

Tayto Park Hopes To Reopen In August, But Could Be Next Year

Tayto Park owner Raymond Coyle hopes that the Co. Meath theme park will reopen in August, but is worried that it might not be able to reopen until April of...

Ryanair Announces Limited Commercial Flight Schedule

Ryanair has announced a limited commercial flight schedule for the period extending from Friday March 27 to Thursday April 2. In a statement on Ryanair'...

Norwegian Air Fulfils Criteria For Initial NOK 300m In Guarantee From Government

Norwegian Air has announced that two Nordic banks have obtained credit committee approval to provide a guarantee for the required 10% for the first tranche...

Guinness Partners With Threshold To Set Up Helpline For Hospitality Sector Workers

Guinness's €1.5 million fund to provide support to communities affected by COVID-19 in Ireland has financed a new dedicated freephone helpline to supp...

World's Ailing Airlines Appeal For Aid As US Offers $58bn

Global airlines have urged the world's major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an industry that has seen demand decimated almost o...