Only in Ireland...

[lostcarpark]

Union workers at the country's three main airports planned a two-hour stoppage to coincide with when European ministers would be arriving for a meeting this afternoon. This was intended to embarras the government because they're not happy that their jobs will still be secure when the airports are split into three seperate companies.

The main bus drivers union also organised a "meeting" to coincide with this stoppage, as a sign of solidarity.

Yesterday, the airport unions reached agreement with the government and called off their action.

Of course, the bus drivers decided to go ahead anyway, so there will be disruption to bus services from about 9:30 till early afternoon.

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I think building a passengar terminal at Baldonnell would be a much better solution than a second terminal at Dublin Airport, provided that proper infrastructure was provided (something that's still lacking at the first airport). Dublin could easily support two airports.

The Shannon stopover is just daft, and it's only a matter of time before it fizzles out. But if the airport is given a free reign to run its own affairs, it should be able to pull in its own business, tough perhaps on a smaller scale.