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- ↑ Irish Aviations Turbulent Past [ permanent dead link ] Sunday Tribune February 16, 2003
- ↑ http://www.corkairport.com/business/ Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Cork Airport History – Cork Airport website]
- ↑ Waterford Airport Celebrates 21s Anniversary Munster Express
- ↑ Irish Air Pics - Civil and Commercial Aircraft Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
