Ryanair and Transport Minister clash over plans for Kerry-Dublin flights

Ryanair acknowledged it had offered to operate a 'non-subsidised service' on the Dublin-Kerry route, but said no agreement has yet been concluded. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Department of Transport has insisted that it had informed Ryanair it was set to announce the budget airline would be taking over flights to Kerry Airport, after the airline objected to that announcement.

Confusion surrounded the Government’s announcement earlier this afternoon that Ryanair would be taking over the Kerry flights, after the airline described that announcement shortly after it issued as being “both premature and inaccurate”.