O’Leary demands Cowen correct ‘false Dáil claims’

RYANAIR has written to the Taoiseach demanding he correct “false claims” he made in the Dáil this week in relation to the dispute over job creation at Dublin Airport.

In one of two letters sent to the Government yesterday, the airline’s chief executive told Brian Cowen that the claims he made in the Dáil were damaging and defamatory towards his company.

“You claimed that Aer Lingus had a 20-year lease over the Hangar 6 facility and this lease cannot be broken without breaking the law.