How Reds were kept high flying

Of all the cities in England, there’s a connection between Liverpool and Ireland that stretches far beyond the players who have represented Everton and Liverpool.

During Liverpool’s glory years, Aer Lingus was their main airline taking them all over Europe, until the English club ban following the Heysel disaster in 1985.

Peter Robinson, who was Reds chief executive that year, explained to the Irish Examiner how the link with Aer Lingus came about.