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Old 7th October 2001 | 19:36
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The only thing that the Irish government did for you... please do not re-write history. FR have had their fare share of handouts in the past.

1. Kicked Aer Lingus off 3 profitable routes in favour of Ryanair
DUB - MUC
DUB - STN
DUB - LPL

2. Provided new ryanair head office rent free. Still rent free to this day

3. Grants for training

4. Built FR call centre

5. Introduced reduced landing charges in DUB and ORK with 90% discount on first three years landing charges, and any incremental growth

6. Even further discounted usage of Pier A facilities in Dublin

7. Increased Tourism spend in Ryanair destination regions

8. Marketing funds for FR in Irelands regions.
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