Limerick set for protest over axing of Shannon-Heathrow link

The mayors of the Mid-West today called for thousands of people to join a weekend rally in the continuing battle to save the vital Shannon-Heathrow air link.

Amid controversy over why civil servants withheld news of the Aer Lingus pull-out during the summer, the region’s leaders have asked for the public to stand and fight the move at a demonstration in Limerick city centre.