COMMENTS by several councillors at a recent ‘emergency’ meeting on Shannon airport revealed their lack of understanding and competence.

French commuters squeezed on to limited public transport and fought for rare parking spots today as a second round of strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 hobbled trains, planes and schools across France.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled today as air traffic controllers across France walked off the job.