Kieran Mulvey: Parties in Aer Lingus dispute must get around table before serious damage is done

Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots has left passengers facing huge disruption. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins

Kieran Mulvey

To paraphrase Jane Austen, “it is a truth universally acknowledged” that all industrial disputes are resolved eventually.

It is the pain, financial and otherwise, for the parties involved – and the impact of this dispute on the travelling public, on the hospitality industry and on the wider business community – that requires that there is a cessation of hostilities for the good of our economy and our international reputation.