WHEN Paul Appleby dropped the unexpected bombshell last January that he was taking early retirement, the Government went into a state of panic.

SIPTU has told Aer Lingus it will have to bear any costs to the union’s members if the company’s 2008 “leave and return” scheme is found to be flawed.

CONTROVERSIAL property tycoons, Liam Carroll and Bernard McNamara are pocketing millions for property they rent to the state — almost €117 million each year.