Aer Lingus’ fate will affect our future

Is the ‘will they, won’t they sell’ saga nearly over for Aer Lingus?

Finally, it looks like Hamlet has appeared on the stage in the Government’s saga over the sale of its 25% stake in Aer Lingus. Access to and from this little island of ours on the periphery of Europe is of critical importance, not only from a personal and a tourism perspective, but even more importantly, from a wider economic one.

As a small open economy a major focus is on the export of goods and services to Europe and the rest of the world. Without quick and regular access to our markets our work would be even more difficult than it already is in what is becoming an increasingly competitive world.