Airport ‘sale of the century’ claim ridiculed

TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen provoked uproar yesterday as he branded a Government u-turn landing Cork Airport with debts of €100 million “the sale of the century”.

Opposition TDs ridiculed the minister’s “grasp on reality” and PD senator John Minihan distanced himself from the comments.

Mr Cullen insisted that the southern air hub would remain viable if it broke free from Dublin Airport Authority, despite being pushed deeply into the red.