TÁNAISTE EAMON GILMORE has insisted that no decision has been made on whether the government is to sell its stake in Aer Lingus. In the Dáil this morning, responding to queries on the proposed sale of a minority stake in Aer Lingus, Gilmore confirmed that no decision has been made on whether the government would sell its 25.4 per cent ownership in the airline – which is currently valued at €96.4m.
Aer Lingus
This airline used to be Ireland's national airline (the government owned 85% of the company) now it is a private company and the second largest airline in Ireland. It serves a large number of destinations in Europe, as well as destinations in North America and northern Africa.
# aer-lingus - Friday 7 October, 2011
Long haul sales boost Aer Lingus passenger numbers
Aer Lingus says its booked passenger numbers increased by 5 per cent in September, compared to the same month last year.
# aer-lingus - Thursday 29 September, 2011
O’Leary takes aim at Aer Lingus ‘shareholder value’ remarks
In an open letter, Michael O’Leary attacks the Aer Lingus board for overseeing a significant fall in the company’s value.
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 28 September, 2011
Aer Lingus passenger numbers increased over summer
The flag-carrying airline says its passenger volumes for July and August were up by 1.4 per cent on the same period last year.
# aer-lingus - Thursday 15 September, 2011
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
Government decides to sell minority stake in ESB
Communications minister Pat Rabbitte tells the Dáil that the government will dispose of a minority stake in the energy provider.
Cabinet meets to continue talks on €2bn sale of state assets
The cabinet meets this morning, ahead of the Dáil’s return, with the sale of state assets high on the agenda.
Poll: Which State asset should we sell off first?
The Cabinet will make some concrete decisions on the possibility of selling off State assets when it meets today – where would you like to see the axe to fall first, if at all?
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 7 September, 2011
Varadkar willing to sell off State’s stake in Aer Lingus
The Transport minister tells Newstalk that he doesn’t view the airline as “strategic” – and would be willing to part with it.
Aer Lingus reports surge in passenger numbers
The flag-carrying airline says passenger bookings grew by 4.1 per cent in August, with a short-haul surge covering Irene disruption.
# aer-lingus - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
Irish airlines cancel flights amid Italy’s general strike
Unions have organised mass action against austerity measures which include billions of cuts and tax reforms.
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 31 August, 2011
Aer Lingus defends internship position for ‘Air Safety Assistant’
The airline said the role advertised under the government’s JobBridge scheme would not involve overseeing safety practices.
Aer Lingus losses grow, but outlook is brighter
The flag-carrier’s losses for the first half of 2011 are 46 per cent worse than last year, but there’s better news to come.
# aer-lingus - Sunday 17 July, 2011
Shannon airport reopens following incident
No one was injured in the earlier incident involving an Aer Lingus Regional flight.
Shannon Airport closed following technical failure on Aer Arann plane
A technical incident involving an Aer Arann plane, which had landed safely, will see Shannon shut until 4pm.
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
Companies begin to pull ads from NOTW
Advertising is under threat at the News of the World newspaper in the wake of the new hacking revelations.
# aer-lingus - Friday 17 June, 2011
Jexcessive? RTÉ spent over €200k on Jedward’s Eurovision jaunt
New figures give the total cost of Jedward’s Eurovision attempt.
# aer-lingus - Tuesday 7 June, 2011
Aer Lingus will ‘buy back’ pilots’ leave days as services operate normally today
Services are operating as normal today after pilots called off threatened industrial action yesterday. Details of the new agreements brokered at the Labour Relations Commission have emerged.
# aer-lingus - Monday 6 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
In your Fix for this bank holiday Monday: Aer Lingus pilots’ strike averted; good news from the IMF; Turmoil in Syria; Another Cheryl Cole u-turn; Wayne Rooney’s new hair; and do you feature in our mini-marathon gallery?
Aer Lingus talks conclude at Labour Relations Commission
After industrial action scheduled to begin tomorrow was shelved, the two sides have reached an agreement on issues concerning pilots at Aer Lingus hubs in Galway and Belfast.
Passengers breathe a sigh of relief as Aer Lingus pilots call off industrial action
Agreements reached over rostering means that flights will operate as normal tomorrow. Talks at the Labour Relations Commission went on all night.
Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots continue through the night
Negotiations have failed to find a resolution to the dispute over rosters. Pilots are threatening to begin industrial action tomorrow.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots continue through the night, UN says there should be prosecutions over the Magdalene Laundries and Portugal’s government falls.
# aer-lingus - Sunday 5 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In your bank holiday Sunday Fix: Aer Lingus talks back on tonight; the source of the E. coli outbreak is found; Berlusconi’s ‘bunga bunga’ goes on; and did you miss the shuffle of honour for the Queen last month?
Aer Lingus and pilots to resume talks this evening
The Labour Relations Commission will host renewed talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ reps over planned industrial action.
Aer Lingus strike ‘could save Ireland from E.coli outbreak’ – HSE
The Aer Lingus pilots’ strike on Tuesday and Wednesday will hit dozens of flights from Germany – enough to stop the spread?
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus strikes could save Ireland from E.coli, even more payouts for Ivor Callely, and no more baggy trousers in Texas…
# aer-lingus - Saturday 4 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In your bank holiday Saturday Fix: Strike looms at Aer Lingus; the high-price of government advice; U2′s controversial Glastonbury appearance; a hair-raising announcement from Wayne Rooney; and the accidental Facebook party.
Pilots strike looms as Aer Lingus talks break down
Talks to avert a pilots’ strike on Tuesday have broken down – and pilots’ reps don’t believe the talks are likely to resume.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus talks break down, water supplies could be hit by hot weather, and one man’s year-long battle with Croagh Patrick nears an end.
# aer-lingus - Friday 3 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Friday
In today’s Fix: Mladic reacts to “monstrous” charges; Aer Lingus talks continue; new MRSA superbug in Dublin hospitals; and MI6 pull off ‘Operation Cupcake’.
Talks ongoing at LRC between pilots’ association and Aer Lingus ahead of possible strike
Talks have resumed this afternoon as the airline looks to avoid strike action that could cause massive disruption next week.
# aer-lingus - Thursday 2 June, 2011
TALKS INVOLVING the pilots’ branch of the IMPACT trade union (IALPA) and Aer Lingus which began at the Labour Relations Commission today have adjourned for the night. The talks are set to resume tomorrow afternoon at 2.30pm. IALPA said in a statement this evening that some progress was made today, but did not provide further details. The talks are aimed at preventing threatened industrial action by the airline’s pilots next week, potentially causing major disruptions for passengers. The dispute centres on staff rosters.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Consumers warned to wash their salads as ecoli outbreak spreads; Britain prepares for a heatwave as Ireland gets its woollies out; and why one Booker prize winner believes he’s better than any woman writer.
Aer Lingus and pilots’ union to meet with LRC in bid to avoid strike action
The airline and the pilots’ union will meet separately with the mediation body later today in a bid to avert strike action which could cause widespread disruption from next week.
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 1 June, 2011
Take 5: Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
Aer Lingus to attend talks aimed at averting new strikes
Talks at the Labour Relations Commission will try to avoid a rostering dispute that could see flights cancelled next week.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus heads to LRC to avert flight cancellations; what US diplomats really thought of Ireland’s politicians and the girl stoned to the death because of a beauty contest.
# aer-lingus - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
Airport chaos looms as Aer Lingus pilots threaten strike action
Thirty thousand people could be affected if pilots go ahead with threatened industrial action from next Tuesday. Eighty-seven per cent of pilots represented by IALPA voted in favour of a strike.
# aer-lingus - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Expert disputes Ryanair’s claims that it sent a plane through the ashcloud; the joy the Irish man who died on Everest never got to share; and Brian O’Driscoll snapped with his trophy wife.
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Most Popular Today
|
1
|
Parents had to console garda sent to the scene of their son’s suicide |
|
2
|
Georgian cellars to be filled in during Luas Cross City construction |
|
3
|
Is it summer yet? Well, not quite… |
|
1
|
€569 million – Ryanair’s profit for last year up 13% |
|
2
|
Ireland’s banks are borrowing less and less from the ECB |
Trending Tags
About Us
Corrections
Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2013
Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623.
Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.
Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.
News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.
Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Sites: TheJournal.ie | BusinessETC.ie | TheScore.ie | DailyEdge.ie | Boards.ie | Adverts.ie | Daft.ie
