The Irish Times remembers a great moment when Ireland chose freedom:
Irish aviation illustrated brilliantly that monopolists charge you too much and produce too little. The parliamentary revolt in 1984 changed the way we think about aviation in an outer offshore island. Low-cost access to this island boosts national competitiveness.
The success of Irish aviation in international markets over the last 20 years contrasts with much of the subsidy-guzzling quango-based waffle that passes for industrial policy here.
The Irish parliamentary revolt of June 27th, 1984, was essential to ending the cartel domination of international aviation and is admired internationally.
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