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Ryanair to boost Stansted flights in response to Heathrow passenger cap

Ryanair said it will add more than 500 flights serving London Stansted during the October half-term school holiday after Heathrow extended its cap on passenger numbers. The Dublin-based airline said the extra flights at the Essex airport will have ...

16 Aug 2022 at 11:54

National News

Michael O’Leary urges Government to be wary of ‘unfair’ environmental taxes

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called on the Irish Government to be wary of imposing “unfair” environmental taxes on airlines. Mr O’Leary said there is “huge unfairness” in environmental taxation on air travel in Europe. Speaking at a press ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:34

National News

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary describes UK tax plans as ‘nuts’

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has described the economic plan put forward by the UK Government as “nuts”. Mr O’Leary said the mini-budget could potentially bankrupt the UK economy in the coming years. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last ...

28 Sept 2022 at 14:32

Other Sport

Conflated heading for Ryanair Chase rather than Gold Cup

Gigginstown House Stud supremo Michael O’Leary is in favour of running Conflated in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, instead of bidding for Boodles Gold Cup glory. The Gordon Elliott-trained eight-year-old proved he has what it ...

27 Feb 2022 at 20:17

National News

Ryanair will be protected from rising fuel costs due to hedging, claims boss

Ryanair is better protected against rising oil prices than rival airlines, according to its boss. Chief executive Michael O’Leary told reporters that the Dublin-based carrier will be “largely insulated” from rising fuel costs for the next ...

02 Mar 2022 at 17:04

Sport

Gigginstown back with Mullins after six-year hiatus

Gigginstown House Stud and Willie Mullins are back together, six years after their high-profile split. In September 2016 it was announced Mullins would no longer be training for the prominent owners, leading to the loss of around 60 ...

12 Sept 2022 at 18:21

National News

Government hits back at Michael O’Leary’s school bus criticisms

An Irish government department has hit back at comments by Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary, who accused the state of “squandering” millions in climate funds on a school bus scheme. The Department of the Environment said the ...

05 Dec 2022 at 21:51

Horse Racing

O'Leary pulls Tiger Roll from Grand National after 'absurd' handicap rating

Tiger Roll will not bid for a record-equalling third Randox Grand National triumph after being ruled out of the Aintree spectacular by his owner Michael O’Leary. The Ryanair supremo, whose horses run under his ...

16 Feb 2022 at 10:56

National News

Stopping drones ‘not as simple as Ryanair boss says’ – Transport Minister

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said the solution to stopping drones disrupting activity at airports is “not as simple” as suggested by an Irish airline boss. It comes after flight operations at Dublin ...

03 Mar 2023 at 15:54

National News

Drone flying problem at airport easy to fix, claims O’Leary

The solution to illegal drone activity at Dublin Airport is “reasonably easy”, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said. Mr O’Leary said the airport needed to have the power, which already exists at ...

03 Mar 2023 at 15:52

National News

Ryanair resigns from ‘talking shop’ UK Aviation Council

Budget airline Ryanair has resigned from the UK Aviation Council and branded it as a “talking shop” which does not deliver benefits or reform for the sector or passengers. Ryanair’s chief ...

11 Jul 2023 at 21:05

National News

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary hit with cream pies by eco activists

Eco activists have hit Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary with cream pies outside the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels. The incident happened on Thursday morning as Mr O’Leary ...

07 Sept 2023 at 13:37

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