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1981 newspaper clipping with headline 'Doubt on £60m Aer Lingus aid' by Dermot Walsh discussing government funding

1981 newspaper clipping with headline 'Doubt on £60m Aer Lingus aid' by Dermot Walsh discussing government funding

A 1981 newspaper article by Dermot Walsh examining doubts surrounding a £60 million government aid package for Aer Lingus. The piece discusses the Irish government's difficult decision regarding financial support for the airline amid pressure for funding other semi-state bodies, coinciding with the period when Laker Airways was facing its own financial challenges.

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