France 32 Italy 10: There were just four minutes to go on Saturday night when Frederic Michalak’s number came up.

Repairs are expected to continue throughout the night on the huge container ship, Atlantic Companion, which is anchored in Bantry Bay after losing engine power and drifting for almost 12 hours off Cork on Tuesday.

The Labour Relations Commission has once again been tasked with finding enough common ground between Aer Lingus management and its staff to stave off potentially significant strikes which could ground tens of thousands of passengers in the run-up to Christmas.

FOR almost a decade Aer Lingus passengers lived with the all-to-frequent threat of strikes as management tried to peel away legacy terms and conditions enjoyed by staff in order to create a leaner, more efficient airline able to compete with the likes of Ryanair.

The risk of industrial unrest at Aer Lingus has increased significantly with news that the airline is to close its Shannon-based cabin crew operation.

Up to 30 trainee cabin crew were yesterday told by Aer Lingus their training was being stopped and to hand back their uniforms because the airline has had to use a contractor to crew its transatlantic services.

Coventry are heading towards liquidation after the owners of Ricoh Arena rejected a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) at a creditors’ meeting this morning.

LEINSTER will have revenge on their minds when they take on the Ospreys tomorrow in the Magners League in their first meeting since last season’s grand final.

AT least one airline has emerged as a potential replacement carrier to take over the Shannon to Paris route which Ryanair will abandon next month despite its success.

CRH is understood to be among a group of cement manufacturers (including Lafarge and Italcementi) in the running to acquire Andhra Cements (ACL), the southern India-based cement producer.

Manchester City winger Martin Petrov is expected to be out for “three or four months” with a knee injury, manager Mark Hughes has revealed.

THE High Court has disqualified a man and a woman from acting as company directors for five years.

RYANAIR has been fined £20,000 (€29,561) for repeatedly and intentionally operating flights at times significantly different from its allocated slots at Stansted Airport.

AIRLINES using Dublin Airport are set to face large fines if they do not adhere to proposed changes in how take-offs and landings of flights are operated.

PASSENGERS using Dublin Airport could face regular delays this summer because of a lack of stands for aircraft.

AIRLINES using Dublin Airport could be hit with large fines from next year if they fail to use their allocated time slots, under new proposals for controlling aircraft traffic.