Aer Lingus assurances ‘don’t go far enough’, but Dáil votes for sell-off

Assurances given by Aer Lingus bosses on compulsory redundancies do not go far enough, opposition party TDs warned as the Dáil voted for its sell-off to a foreign group.

Labour’s Micheal McNamara was the only Coalition TD to rebel against the move, citing fears over whether Heathrow routes to Shannon and Cork would be maintained in the medium term. As a result, he faces expulsion from the Labour Party.