Up to 200 people travelled from the Aran Islands to Castlebar, Co Mayo this morning to protest outside the Taoiseach's constituency office over planned changes to the air service connecting the islands with the mainland.
Aer Arann has operated the plane service for 45 years from an airstrip at Inverin, close to the ferry port at Rossaveal.
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However, the Gaeltacht Minister Joe McHugh recently announced plans to sign a new PSO contract with Executive Helicopters Ltd to operate a daily service to the islands, by helicopter, from Galway Airport at Carnmore.
Islanders told Midwest Radio that they're not willing to accept the proposed new service to and from the other side of Galway city:
