Michael O'Leary

Soon the only place a person will get free of online badgering is when under general anaesthetic

Ryanair entered the crisis with among the lowest exposures to the conflict regions in the Middle East

Trump says US will be ‘out of Iran pretty quickly’ but could return for ‘spot hits’ if needed

Risk of supply disruptions in Europe in May and June due to ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned

Traders expect prices to fall later this year, giving carriers hope they can lock in lower rates by being patient

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What Opposition TD wouldn’t loathe the money-hungry gannets or love a chance to castigate the Government for not cracking down on them?

Airlines fear definitive court ruling on issue that could impact on airport slots before Government enacts legislation to scrap passenger cap

Views of Michael O’Leary on ‘unnecessary’ underground railway deserve consideration

Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing

Plus: Leo Varadkar’s birthday, Ryan’s Pub without Ryanair and a close look at Ireland’s sludge

O’Leary knows how to pick a row that pays; Musk, not so much

Despite being widely considered a bit of a loudmouth in Ireland, the Ryanair boss has been practising self-deprecation for decades

Airline has been in talks with Starlink and other developers, CEO Michael O’Leary confirms, but it believes passengers won’t buy it

EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk

Tensions dent sentiment amid positive start to the year

Tesla boss posts poll on X in escalation of Starlink spat with Michael O’Leary

Ryanair boss lashes US president and Tesla chief in media interviews

US billionaire calls Ryanair chief executive an ‘utter idiot’, while O’Leary says Musk knows ‘zero’ about aviation

Mixed messages and ‘red-line’ threats didn’t win favour with fellow Independents

The year was marked by many ups and down, from a boardroom bust up at airport operator DAA to skyrocketing house prices

This year has seen yet more companies leave the Irish stock market, including travel software group Datalex and hotel chain Dalata

He has his critics, but unlike many others among Ireland’s immensely wealthy, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has always intended to remain tax resident here

State company says increase in fees next year needed to improve standards for passengers

CEO has begun talking up potential of other managers to reassure investors of ‘strong bench’ for replacement

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Why are we so starved of big ideas that it takes an oped or a throwaway remark by a billionaire to start a national conversation?

Timely Boeing deliveries to position Ryanair for growth

Michael O’Leary launches attack on departure of DAA’s Kenny Jacobs but ‘never more confident’ on airline’s growth trajectory

Ryanair boss said Mr Jacobs’ ‘elbows out’ style was what was needed in the public sector to get things done

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With a market capitalisation of €4.24bn, EasyJet trades at less than half its pre-Covid price and a seventh of Ryanair’s

Micheal O’Leary repeats calls on Government to axe passenger cap

Airline’s deal with Skyscanner is latest in series of agreements with ‘screenscrapers’ that Ryanair used to vilify and pursue in court

Carrier has already cancelled 2mn in row over higher charges by Spanish airport operator

Site in Northern Ireland is ‘running well behind’ continental options as Republic had ‘very little appetite at Government level’

Closure of Polish air space saw 40% of Irish airline’s flights delayed with O’Leary warning that ‘Russia poking the bear’ will continue

DAA will not join challenge to restrictions airline says ‘artificially limits night movements’ and blocks critical early morning arrivals

Much more than a roasting of those who have sought to deny or delay action on climate and the environment