The future for staff at an independent Shannon Airport is far more secure than under the Dublin Airport Authority, the chairman of the Mid West Task Force has said.

A DAMNING report from a group of MEPs on the handling of €23 million from the EU to help former Dell workers paints a picture of incompetence and complete inefficiency.

DEFENCE Minister Willie O’Dea came under renewed attack yesterday after admitting the Government did not have the necessary money to fund Limerick’s regeneration plan.