piston pete - I agree with what you say as well, I was just putting on my tabloid/unions hat there and was coming up with a dramatic headline.
I do think our goverment is becoming more socialist and so is the general public. It is now a case of who can give the best value for money as opposed to keeping people in jobs.
We have seen this happening with the likes of FR. People are flocking to them because of their prices etc and leaving EI high and dry. No sentiments of keeping "our national airline" going. I know the argument is there that FR is an Irish airline, but that is almost now a flag of convenience......
Anyway, this thread is about RE, we wont get into any other side debates
Mark D - I cant remember the circumstances, but I have heard before from some "of the old stock" to coin a phrase that the airport should have been built down around little island/ carrigtwohill (or European spelling of Carrigtohill
). It was the other site proposed but apparently is was a political decision to build it up there. I wont even hazard a guess, maybe someone else here might know why it was built where it is now.......