Jobs fears by Shannon workers

AER LINGUS was yesterday accused of air-brushing Shannon Airport from its future development plans.

The charge came yesterday from spokesman for SIGNAL, the Shannon workers’ lobby, Joe Buckley, who was speaking after 700 people attended a meeting in Shannon on Monday night where the Government’s and Aer Lingus’s record on Shannon came under sustained attack.

Arising from the meeting, a newly-established airport working group is to request a meeting with Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern; Tánaiste Mary Harney and Transport Minister Séamus Brennan.