All-Ireland response best for workers

WHAT is the point of Defence Minister Willie O’Dea, FF and FG deputies, and Ibec, whinging about the short-sighted Aer Lingus decision to end its Shannon–Heathrow connection?

They must have known what could happen when they supported the privatisation of our national carrier.

After all, they had the lessons of eircom and the Westlink toll bridge in Dublin where vital infrastructure was exploited for maximum profits at the expense of taxpayers and consumers.