'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is to be re-made, more than 30 years after the original version, which became one of the most popular musical movies of all time.

AER LINGUS, which reported a 10.4% rise in overall passenger numbers for May, compared with the same month last year, is to temporarily reduce a significant proportion of US-bound flights from Dublin and Shannon this winter, as a means of cutting costs.

THE top civil servant at the Department of Transport has claimed she was “extremely disappointed” Aer Lingus failed to take on board the Government’s concerns that the opening of the airline’s Belfast base would lead to the cancellation of its Shannon-Heathrow service.

DEPARTMENT of Transport secretary general Julie O’Neill will be asked to appear before a Dáil committee to answer questions about her department’s handling of Shannon Airport’s loss of its Heathrow slots, it has emerged.

There is confusion this morning surrounding claims that Aer Lingus told the Government about a possible deal with Aer Arann to safeguard Shannon-Heathrow services.

FIANNA FÁIL councillors in Clare have expressed anger and frustration at what they claim was the “total disregard” shown to them by Aer Lingus executives.

Aer Lingus is not afraid of Michael O’Leary becoming a troublesome shareholder at future AGMs if his daring takeover bid fails, the airline said today.

Newly-privatised airline Aer Lingus today formally urged shareholders not to sell out to a rival operator.

IT is fascinating to watch the posturing about Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus.

IT is fascinating to watch the posturing about Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus.

RYANAIR is to press ahead with its €1.4 billion hostile takeover of Aer Lingus despite a rejection of its offer.

DEFENDING champion, Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk), pipped former winner, Tommy Evans (IRC Usher Insulations) in the first stage of this year’s FBD Insurance Rás from Tallaght to Enniscorthy yesterday.

AER LINGUS chairman John Sharman yesterday refused to condemn a leaked document containing proposals to force staff to accept redundancy, saying the measures had never become company policy.

The leaking of a controversial Aer Lingus management document was deliberately designed to cause strife between staff and the airline, it was claimed today.

Aer Lingus chairman John Sharman has insisted the measures outlined in a leaked memo were never approved by the company's board of directors.

Aer Lingus chairman John Sharman is due face questions from the Oireachtas Transport Committee today about the company's attitude towards its workers.

SOME eight members of the Aer Lingus management team were involved in preparing the controversial ‘push’ document designed to reduce staff numbers last year.

The fallout from a “sinister” Aer Lingus staff memo continued tonight after after a Government Chief Whip described the national airline’s tactics as “despicable and cruel“.

Aer Lingus will today reassure staff over the leaked memo which outlined “tactics” to force voluntary redundancies as part of a cost-cutting plan.

The chairman of Aer Lingus has said he would like to see the general public owning a substantial shareholding in the state airline.

CHRIS NEWTON (Recycling.co.uk) maintained leadership of the FBD Insurance RAS with Malcolm Elliott (Yorkshire Trinity Capital) still the closest challenger after yesterday’s stage.

AER Lingus has found a new chief executive, nearly three months after the departure of Willie Walsh.

AER LINGUS needs up €1.5 billion if it is to expand its long-haul services, the airline’s chairman said yesterday.

Lawyers began their final arguments today in a landmark music piracy case against global file-sharing giant Kazaa.

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THE management trio running Aer Lingus should be removed immediately if reports that they are planning to form a rival airline are true, SIPTU has said.

Solicitors for Australia’s recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network “an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen” as they launched a court battle today to shut down its activities.

The resignations of three Aer Lingus bosses is a catastrophe for the airline and for Ireland, it was claimed tonight.

AN urgent meeting of the Aer Lingus board is expected to be convened this week to discuss the audacious plan by three senior executives to lead a management buyout of the airline.

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PADDY WALLACE helped consolidate Ulster's position at the top of the Celtic League with a four-try victory over a never-say-die Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Ravenhill.

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