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# grounded - Friday 6 June, 2014
Ground staff blamed as Ryanair plane rolls into a fire station at Rome Airport
Nobody was injured in the incident, which happened during a strike by Italian ground staff.
# grounded - Friday 30 May, 2014
Most Aer Lingus flights cancelled today as cabin crew strike
Most Aer Lingus planes are grounded as airline tries to rebook passengers.
# grounded - Monday 19 May, 2014
Aer Lingus says cabin crew demands would lead to 32 extra holiday days
The company also rejects talk of 16-hour days and 60-hour weeks.
# grounded - Saturday 10 May, 2014
Plane diverted to Dublin Airport after flight attendants report illnesses
Reports suggest that the crew fell ill early in the flight.
# grounded - Friday 9 May, 2014
Aer Lingus cabin crew vote for industrial action
Impact says the ballot shows the “frustration” of cabin crew.
# grounded - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
€30k seized from Irish man as he attempted to fly from Dublin Airport
The man was about to board an early morning flight to Brussels when he was stopped.
# grounded - Thursday 27 March, 2014
London City Airport runway reopens after engine fault on Swiss Airlines plane
London City Airport described it as “minor technical incident”.
# grounded - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
Talks about airport workers' pensions 'moving to more intensive phase'
This follows the halting of a strike that was planned for last Friday.
# grounded - Friday 7 March, 2014
DAA and Ryanair launch court action to stop strike at Irish airports
Dublin Airport Authority says the strike planned for next week is unlawful.
# grounded - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
Silvio Berlusconi is not allowed to come to Dublin
He had applied for a permit to come to the European Popular Party conference this week by a Milan court has rejected his application.
# grounded - Sunday 2 March, 2014
Varadkar hopes to prevent Aer Lingus strike
Leo Varadkar said that his department is examining a plan to intervene in the dispute.
# grounded - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
Flying soon? DAA strike action will mean a grounding of all aircraft
SIPTU said the votes from the Aer Lingus and Shannon Airport Authority ballot are expected this afternoon.
# grounded - Wednesday 29 January, 2014
Flight planned? Air traffic controllers are going on strike
Some flights from Irish airports are likely to be affected as air traffic controllers in several European countries will strike today and tomorrow.
# grounded - Sunday 19 January, 2014
'We’ve got to keep our feet firmly on the ground, we haven’t won anything yet' - Mark Anscombe
The Ulster boss is taking nothing for granted after six wins from six in the Heineken Cup pool stages.
# grounded - Wednesday 11 December, 2013
Ryanair to appeal ruling that calendar ads were "discriminatory"
The calendars raised over €100,000 for a Polish children’s charity last year, but a Spanish consumers group wasn’t impressed with the ads for them.
# grounded - Monday 28 October, 2013
Aer Lingus cancels flights as storm batters UK
Storm St Jude is continuing to hit England and Wales, affecting travel plans for many.
# grounded - Saturday 14 September, 2013
Heading to FlightFest? Here's where you'll want to avoid
With over 100,000 people set to descend on the centre of the capital, there will be traffic disruption. Here’s where it will be.
9 small things that made your day as a kid (but probably don't anymore)
Great things come in small packages.
# grounded - Thursday 15 August, 2013
Ryanair documentary pilot sacked for "gross misconduct"
John Goss had previously spoken to a newspaper over concerns he had related to the airline’s safety and fuel policies.
# grounded - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide
Aviators have grounded most of the world’s 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane’s batteries can be fixed.
# grounded - Saturday 29 October, 2011
Irish team stranded as Qantas dispute throws second match into doubt
Ireland’s second International Rules test against Australia is in doubt after Anthony Tohill’s men were caught up in a massive airline strike.
Strike action grounds entire Qantas fleet
Industrial action has prompted the airline to cancel all of its flights. Employees will be locked out from Monday. The dispute centres on pay and conditions.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
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