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Prospective pilots require a range of aptitude and skills possessed by only a small cohort of interested applicants. Photograph: iStock
What happens if my daughter’s dream of being a pilot doesn’t take off?

My daughter is sitting the Leaving Cert in June and has hear heart set on becoming a pilot. I worry about how tough it is to qualify and what will hap(...)

Job done: Joan Scales after she ‘landed’ an Airbus at Dublin Airport using the Aer Lingus flight training simulator
How I landed an Airbus at my first attempt, sort of

“Up, up and away,” I feel like singing as I take off in control of an Aer Lingus Airbus A320. I was flying a plane from Manchester to Dublin, and succ(...)

A professional qualification to fly as a commercial pilot can cost up to €100,000. Photo: iStock
Ask Brian: My daughter wants to be a pilot. How much will it cost?

Question: My daughter has been fascinated with aviation for years. Now that she is completing transition year and starting into her Leaving Cert studi(...)

Candidate for the centre-right party Ciudadanos Inés Arrimadas: has become the leading unionist figure in the northeastern region and polls suggest her party is a contender to win Thursday’s election.Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Catalan election: How Inés Arrimadas became rising star of Spanish unionism

At the end of Catalonia’s last election campaign, in 2015, a group of journalists who had been following Inés Arrimadas over the previous weeks presen(...)

Irish driver Martin Donnelly: “We should still be excited about F1”
Formula 1 drivers are gladiators, so don’t roll back clock, says veteran Irish driver

Formula 1 is in crisis. With another year of domination by the Mercedes team on the cards the viewing public have been switching off in droves. Part(...)

Dingle Single Malt 2016.
Five great Irish whiskeys for Christmas

A brand new name: Dingle Single Malt 2016 Launched at the end of November, Dingle Single Malt is the first truly new Irish whiskey in 25 years and (...)