Enda Kenny ‘flip-flopping’ on airline sale

The Government has been accused of flip-flopping on the sale of Aer Lingus.

Fianna Fáil transport spokesman Timmy Dooley claimed that the IAG bid to buy out the airline had caught ministers by surprise and they did not have a coherent plan to deal with it.

Mr Dooley told the Dáil that, up to the weekend, the Government had made it clear it would be willing to sell its 25.1% stake in the airline if the price was right.