SIPTU claim minister has put Aer Rianta and Shannon up for grabs

TRANSPORT Minister Seamus Brennan will come under intense pressure to reveal his plans for the country’s three main airports when he visits Shannon tomorrow.

Speculation is rife that the Minister intends to break up Aer Rianta and give Cork and Shannon airports independent management boards or set up a new State agency to run the Shannon region.

The country’s biggest union, SIPTU, upped the ante on Minister Brennan yesterday by claiming Aer Rianta is up for grabs and called on him to reveal his plans.