Finance Minister accused of 'trying to hide' €24m payment to Aer Lingus and Ryanair

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has been accused of trying to “hide” a €24m payment from the State to Aer Lingus and Ryanair as part of a previously undisclosed legal settlement.

The Irish Examiner can reveal that the airlines had sued the State because they claimed the manner in which the 2009 air travel tax was levied was “illegal”.