Aer Lingus said it carried more than 1 million passengers in May, 5.3 per cent more than in the same month last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Growth in traffic across flights to and from all areas

US brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald has been approved as a primary dealer in Irish Government bonds, the National Treasury Management Agency said today. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.

US brokerage says cleints impressed by Irish economic recovery

Aer Lingus carried more than 1 million passengers May as the airline saw traffic rise 5.3 per cent higher than in the same month last year.  Photograph: Frank Miller 2.6.02

Airline says 4 million people carried in first five months of this year

Mark Fielding: ISME chief executive said he was disappointed with the low approvals under the micro-enterprise fund and said it was a shame the department was not keeping track of applications under the credit guarantee scheme. Photograph: Frank Miller

102 businesses have benefited to date from €500m fund

Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly:  There was no reason why reports on facilities such as creches should not be available on the internet given it was relevant public information and “parents are entrusting their children to these places”.   Photograph: Alan Betson

Ombudsman says area operating with basically nobody watching

The advertising of foods considered to be high in fat, salt and sugar during programmes aimed at children is to be prohibited under new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland guidelines.

New BAI code bans promotion of certain products during children’s programming

Property prices across the State rose in April but were 1.2 per cent lower than in the same month in 2012. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times

CSO data shows houses in capital worth 1.3% more than in April 2012 as prices up nationally by 0.8% in April

 A screen grab from the RTE Prime Time  programme A Breach of Trust last night. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Revelations of RTE Prime Time investigation deeply distressing, says Fitzgerald

The epicentre of the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was in the irish Sea some 15km away from the town of Abersoch (A on map) in Wales. Image: Google Maps.

Tremors felt in Wexford, Dublin, Kildare and across Wales

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