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Fri 08 Aug 2007Aer Lingus strike set to proceed as hope of talks fadesThe planned strike by nearly 500 pilots at Aer Lingus is set to go ahead next week after attempts to convene talks to resolve the dispute ended unsuccessfully last night.In a separate development the Government has reiterated its determination not to intervene in the ongoing row over the termination of the Aer Lingus service from Shannon to Heathrow despite demands for action by Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea and Fianna Fáil politicians in the midwest.