Govt united on Aer Lingus decision - Dempsey

The Government will not be split over Aer Lingus’s controversial decision to end its valuable Shannon-Heathrow service, Transport Minister Noel Dempsey said today.

Even though his Cabinet colleague, Defence Minister Willie O’Dea, initially insisted the cutback was wrong and should be reversed, Mr Dempsey said Fianna Fáil deputies were united.