Government ministers get investment update at Cork Airport

Airport World
02 Apr 2026

Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jerry Buttimer, visited Cork Airport yesterday to see how the gateway’s €200 million capital development plan is taking shape.

The ministers and their officials were welcomed by airport managing director, Niall MacCarthy, and airport management and received a detailed briefing on the various elements of the daa Group’s €200 million capital development programme.

Following the briefing, the ministers performed the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new staff and goods security screening area, which was completed over a three-month period, on-time and on-budget by PJ Hegarty & Sons, working with daa Infrastructure and AtkinsRéalis, the design team...

Government ministers get investment update at Cork Airport – Airport World - 02 Apr 2026