Ryanair 'made airport jobs offer months before Aer Lingus deal'

Ryanair has published correspondence showing it offered to create 500 jobs at Dublin Airport 10 months before a deal was struck with Aer Lingus.

The airline committed to creating 500 aircraft maintenance jobs in a letter written to the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan from the airline's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary on Feburary 26, 2009.