Aran Islands air service tender reissued

The Government has re-advertised the tender for the €3.6m subsidised air services to the Aran Islands, Co Galway that it cancelled in controversial circumstances last October.

The decision to cancel the tender last October represented a major climbdown by the Government.

The tender was cancelled in the face of widespread opposition from islanders in the three Aran Islands who were angry at the proposed loss of fixed-wing air services to the islands after a helicopter firm emerged as a preferred bidder for the contract.