Full coverage: Transport

Authorities are balancing health restrictions with the need to keep essential supplies moving across Europe, but trade further afield is beginning to feel the ripple effects of the pandemic, with shortages of Chinese-made goods emerging and freight rates going through the roof.

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

The total funding required for new commercial aircraft over the next five years will top $800 billion. Ireland is a powerhouse in the sector, but it cannot take its position for granted, warns Joe O'Mara, head of aviation finance and leasing with KPMG.

Steve Preece manages road concessions across Ireland and the UK from Egis's Dublin office. Since he was first welcomed to Ireland by angry staff burning their uniforms, he has grown to lead one of the two companies investing in Irish transport from France's public purse.

As ambulances met a Laudamotion flight at Dublin Airport, civil aviation officials increased their scrutiny of the Austrian low-fares airline. Is this a bump in the ascent of the company recently sold by a Formula 1 legend to Ryanair?

Becoming a hub for electric aviation is an example of the innovation policies the country should embrace to establish itself as a global centre for the commercialisation of new technologies.