Privatisation is way forward, says Walsh

FORMER Aer Lingus boss Willie Walsh has no doubts about the need for private ownership as the way forward for the Irish economy.

Having attempted to buy the national airline before he quit as chief executive, Mr Walsh’s support for the sale of Aer Lingus yesterday came as no surprise.

But he was not alone in his stance at the Irish Management Institute conference, that addressed the issue of privatisation, state ownership and regulation of markets, as part of its two-day conference called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Opportunity.