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Airline passengers have been warned of possible disruptions to transatlantic services over the weekend due to the volcanic ash cloud that has led to flight cancellations in recent days.

All Irish airports are now fully operational again after the IAA lifted restrictions imposed after Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano created a massive ash cloud 1,000 miles long and 800 miles wide.