THE Dublin Airport Authority would have to give Aer Lingus 24 months notice and a brand new hangar before it could leave controversial Hangar 6, the airline’s chairman has claimed.

Minister of State Conor Lenihan said today that he expects a significant Cabinet reshuffle by the middle of the year.

RYANAIR has written to the Taoiseach demanding he correct “false claims” he made in the Dáil this week in relation to the dispute over job creation at Dublin Airport.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has been accused of being dictated to by state agencies as the bid to bring 300 jobs to Dublin Airport appeared dead.

Ladies of the night, keystone cops and political Pinocchios all featured in the swirl of intrigue as Willie O’Dea battled for his Cabinet life.

Former workers at SR Technics are to hold a protest next week over the Government's failure to secure a deal for 300 maintenance jobs at Dublin Airport.

Aer Lingus today announced that it had reached agreement with SR Technics (SRT) regarding its line maintenance operations at Dublin Airport.