Ex-Aer Lingus boss Mannion paid €764,000 last year

Former boss at Aer Lingus Dermot Mannion was paid €764,000 last year.

He resigned in April and got a salary of 132 thousand euro along with a lump sum payment of 583 thousand.

Former Chief Financial Officer Sean Coyle, who also resigned last year, was paid a total of 875 thousand.

The figures are contained in the airlines Annual Report for 2009.

It also reveals that new Chief Executive Christoph Mueller was paid 171 thousand euro for two months work after taking up the post in September.