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Irish airports to reopen at 1300

4th May 2010 All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will resume at 1300 BST after being grounded amid fresh risks from volcanic ash.

Airspace over Scotland's Outer Hebrides was closed, affecting Tiree, Barra and Benbecula airports, with Campeltown in Argyll also closed.

Services to and from Northern Ireland and the Republic were cancelled from 0700 BST.

There will be a further update on the Irish Aviation Authority website at 20.00hrs tonight, Tuesday 4th May, 2010.

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