Airport talks ‘constructive and useful’

CRUNCH talks yesterday between the Transport Minister and the boss of Cork Airport over the €200 million debt and rising board tensions were described last night as “constructive and useful”.

Joe Gantly, chairman of Cork Airport Authority (CAA), said there had been a “good and frank exchange of views” with Transport Minister Noel Dempsey.

But he declined to comment on the details of the talks, the first between the two men since Mr Dempsey took over the transport portfolio.