Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell granted a number of airlines an injunction extending the pause pending determination of the main challenge to the cap.

Aer Lingus, Ryanair and a consortium of American carriers had sought a pause on the cap imposed by the Irish Aviation Authority limiting passenger numbers to 25.2 million between late March and October.

A High Court judge on Tuesday said the challenges seem only to be resolvable by referring European law questions to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).

Seán Walsh (56), of Douglas, Co Cork, is wanted in the North to face charges of IRA membership

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled the concentration of trihalomethanes in a large number of public drinking water supplies in the Republic have persistently exceeded recommended safety limits