Cabinet to green-light Aer Lingus sell-off

THE Cabinet is set to finally give the go-ahead for the part-privatisation of Aer Lingus today, as unions threaten strike action to try and scupper the sell-off.

SIPTU president Jack O'Connor described plans to float 60% of the national carrier's stock as a "dreadful decision" the country would live to regret.

Union chiefs were in defiant mood as they left a two-hour meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen to discuss the sell-off last night.