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FORMER Allied Irish Bank chief executive Tom Mulcahy has been appointed chairman of Aer Lingus.

Mulcahy takes over from Bernie Cahill who was recently killed in a boating accident.

Aer Lingus group chief executive John O’Donovan said: “I am delighted at the appointment of Tom Mulcahy as chairman. He is a fitting successor to Bernie Cahill whose inspiring leadership was brought to a premature end with his recent untimely death.”