Councillors irate at airline executives

FIANNA FÁIL councillors in Clare have expressed anger and frustration at what they claim was the “total disregard” shown to them by Aer Lingus executives.

The executives, including chief executive Dermot Mannion and chairman John Sharman were in Shannon on Friday for meetings to explain the company’s reasons for ending its Shannon-Heathrow service from January.

In a statement issued by the councillors, they said: “As a Fianna Fáil group of councillors, we wish to express our total frustration and disappointment that Mr Mannion and Mr Sharman and their colleagues have shown a total disregard for the elected local representatives of Co Clare by indicating that they were unaware that they were scheduled to meet us.”