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'Test Passengers' urges DAA

Passengers from non-green list countries should prove they have tested negative for coronavirus before travelling here, State airports company DAA will tell TDs and Senators today. rome

DAA will propose the move to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response as Ryanair warns that there is no legal basis for Government travel restrictions, including the green list and 14-day quarantine.

The Government’s green list of countries to which it is safe to travel excludes trading partners and tourist markets, the United Kingdom and United States, and popular holiday destinations for Irish people, such as Spain.

Ryanair, which plans to challenge the restrictions in court, argues in a statement to the committee that they are not provided for in legislation.

Baking mag features Ireland

A popular US baking magazine, called' Bake from Scratch', has dedicated its entire July/August issue to Ireland’s culinary scene. The bumper ‘Authentic Ireland’ edition features bakemag recipes and interviews with many local food producers, as well as some of our top ‘foodie’ experiences. Bake from Scratch has a print circulation of 150,000 and a digital monthly reach of around 30 million readers.

Earlier this year, Tourism Ireland in the United States partnered with premier kitchen and home furnishings retailer Williams Sonoma and Bake from Scratch magazine. As part of the collaboration, a team of editors from Bake from Scratch and Williams Sonoma – together with a videographer, photographer and five food and lifestyle bloggers – visited in January to capture content for the ‘Authentic Ireland’ edition.

Cork Airport seeks aid

Cork airport should get State aid alongside regional gateways such as Knock and Kerry as Covid-19 has almost wiped out its revenues, TDs and Senators will hear Tuesday.

Dublin and Cork airports are losing €1 million a day between them, according to a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response by the DAA, the State company responsible for both airports.

The company argues Cork airport needs support to offset costs and boost route development as it plays a critical role in the south. Yet its revenues have “all but” disappeared.

Café manager sacking upheld

The Labour Court has found supermarket chain Dunnes Stores was justified in dismissing a café restaurant manager alleged to have consumed food with a combined cost of €29 without paying for it.

In the case, Dunnes sacked Karen Walsh in July 2017 concerning four separate alleged incidents at a restaurant at a Dublin Dunnes Stores outlet.

Dunnes alleged that on May 26, 2017, Ms Walsh selected food valued at €5 and ate it without paying.

In its findings, the Labour Court said the allegations underlying the dismissal were uncontested.

Dunnes Stores submitted that the incidents were reported to management by various members of staff.

Ferry cars down 65%

Irish Ferries operator ICG has reported a 65pc fall in car volumes for the six months to June 30 on the back of travel restrictions introduced across the European Union due to th

e Covid-19 pandemic.

Group revenue for the period was €130.8m, a decrease of 21.6pc compared with last year, according to a trading update.

Net debt at the end of June was €103.3m, down from €129m at December 31.

In the group’s ferries division, revenue fell by 33pc, as the company carried 56,600 cars, a large reduction on the 161,200 cars in the same period last year.