Minister hopes to head off airport strike

Transport Minister Seamus Brennan is to meet a group of unions representing airport workers in the hope of staving off the threat of industrial action at Aer Rianta.

SIPTU is still refusing to enter into further talks with the minister but the other unions are considering a letter sent to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in which Minister Brennan reassured employees that their jobs will be secure if the planned break-up goes ahead.