Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary on calling Eamon Ryan a 'dunce' over Dublin Airport cap

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3 ай бұрын

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary sits down with Ciara Kelly from Newstalk Breakfast.
Ireland is losing out on tourism, business and jobs due to Government inaction on the Dublin Airport passenger cap, according to Ryanair.
The airline’s CEO launched a blistering attack on Transport Minister Eamon Ryan and Tourism Minister Catherine Martin at a press conference in Dublin this morning.
Michael O'Leary said the Government must introduce emergency legislation to lift the passenger cap at the airport - insisting that it is a piece of national infrastructure that should not face the same planning liabilities as other facilities.
He said Ryanair is not increasing the number of routes it flies in and out of Dublin this year as a result of the cap and is sending new aircraft to other European cities instead.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has insisted that the passenger cap is a matter for planning authorities and it would not be appropriate for him to get involved.
At the press conference today, Mr O’Leary defended his decision to sit beside a photoshopped picture of Eamon Ryan wearing a dunce cap.
“I would say that is a fair comment and a statement of fact,” he said.
“If he delivers and lifts the cap at Dublin Airport, I will change those around and we will change the hats and go ‘Genius’ on it.
“We need action out of Eamon Ryan. I don’t know how else you would describe it; he has been Transport Minister for four years and we have a cap on passengers at our main airport and we can’t grow traffic for the next four years while it goes through planning.”
Dublin Airport last year came close to reaching its annual cap of 32 million passengers and has now lodged a planning application to improve facilities and increase the cap.
The cap was imposed by An Bord Pleanála when it approved the airport's second terminal.
Airport operator DAA says the expansion will create up to 20,00 new jobs; however, it is unclear how long the planning permission process will take.
Ryanair is urging the Government to step in a speed up the process, while Minister Ryan is insisting the planning process must be followed.
Mr O'Leary insisted he doesn’t have an anti-green agenda and claimed Ryanair was the greenest, cleanest airline in Europe.
“I am all in favour of the green environment,” he said.
“What we are trying to do here is expose the extent to which, after four years in office, we have a Green transport minister and Green tourism minister who are doing nothing - they are presiding over a cap.”
DAA has said it aims to increase its passenger capacity by 25% in the next six years in order to keep pace with population growth.
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@PsychedelicPigeon 3 ай бұрын

Eamon Ryan needs a swift kick up the hole and needs to be fired , he's is a liability...

@rozdoyle8872 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, and preferably while on his Green bike and the 🥾 woren by Michael O Leary.

@jamescopen9817 Ай бұрын

tell that to the airheads voting him in......

@ivornevin4687 Ай бұрын

I misread this and thought you said Michael O'Leary instead of that dunce - heart definitely stopped for a second

@josephmurphy1509 3 ай бұрын

Never agreed much with Mr. O'Leary but in this case he is spot on. That's what we have elected in the Dail Fools and Dunces.😠

@plj2084 3 ай бұрын

THIS TRAITOROUS TYRANNICAL ANTI'IRISH GLOBALIST GOVERNMENT IS EVIL PERSONIFIED

@MrJames1988 3 ай бұрын

O Leary champions them then. A big Fine gael cheerleader is o leary and guess has been in government for the last 13+ years now making these decisions and policy

@mufc99ok 3 ай бұрын

The elections in Ireland are totally rigged ,I don't one person that ever voted for that idiot Ryan

@Aengrod 3 ай бұрын

He is not, dublin airport is not fit for purpose. People who bought properties there never agreed with ramping up of traffic.

@gaelicd8328 3 ай бұрын

With all yer talk, none of you mention regional airports who are struggling

@grahambyrne6571 3 ай бұрын

Amazing person straight to the point. It would be great to have that man running are country.

@rustyed7260 2 ай бұрын

We will never be so lucky

@mariehaverty8209 18 күн бұрын

This will never happen ever 😊

@flan1916 3 ай бұрын

Thanks to mick o leary myself and the wife have been places we never thought we ever see or afford and I love travelling Ryanair never had a problem, more flights from cork please mick

@stephenholmes1036 3 ай бұрын

Im a Midleton man, I use Aer Lingus ,O'Leary is marmite you love him we don't. If you'd met him outside aka farming you may have a different opinion? As we do, its your money as i say he's marmite

@EireFirst2024 3 ай бұрын

He's letting our country be invaded

@flan1916 3 ай бұрын

@Eirefirst1916 well he's not really cause there getting on the planes with passport and destroying them before they land you see.

@garfieldus 3 ай бұрын

12:00 minutes in... We won't be weighing our passengers. We know that our passengers are slim and trim. They have to be to do the long walk to the gate at Dublin airport. Classic Michael O'Leary :):)

@markmeszaros76 2 ай бұрын

Legend

@marymcneill9914 3 ай бұрын

When people find out what Dublin is like these last couuple of years, who would want to come here.

@anthonydowling3356 3 ай бұрын

Too many .Have you been in the City center recently ?

@deadpanbarry5442 3 ай бұрын

It's a shitehole.... New Afghanistan

@Diddy1970AD 3 ай бұрын

Me! I'm flying Ryanair to Dublin in a few weeks, looking forward to it 🙂

@filthyusratus 3 ай бұрын

@Diddy1970AD be careful and bring loads of cash 😅

@Diddy1970AD Ай бұрын

@@filthyusratus It was expensive but enjoyed it even more than I thought I would 👍

@user-ro8dw8ms9n 3 ай бұрын

O’Leary running rings around the dope from Newstalk …couldn’t illicit a “gotcha” moment

@ciaranbrk 3 ай бұрын

It's an Interview any journalist worth anything will pose questions to see how the interviewe responds.

@user-dq7zt2ds2t 3 ай бұрын

@@ciaranbrk Yea only they never ask politicians any "Hard"questions,Biased AF.

@jjmmac707 2 ай бұрын

That newsreader is not too bright.

@dermur68 2 ай бұрын

They're not trying to catch him out - they're giving him a platform to spout his BS.

@eamonlong 3 ай бұрын

I got on that Feb29th flash sale, return flights to Barcelona for 48 euro. Unbelievable value, thanks Mick 👍

@eoghanfla6343 3 ай бұрын

Eamon Ryan once drove 2 government cars down to Kerry from Dublin to open a green way and take photos lasting 20 minutes and then drive back. Mr public transport had 2 diesel cars drive 7 hours each full of staff for a photo op but I’m the one that needs to be punished for driving a 4wd in the country where the potholes are as big as a spare wheel. Eamon Ryan needs to be voted out of government permanently. I’m all for a sensible green agenda but not from a hypocrite.

@stephenholmes1036 3 ай бұрын

As do most of them its like Padraig Flynn but worse.

@CmonTheHoopsCeltic 3 ай бұрын

He's right! Sleeply Ryan is useless!

@themsmloveswar3985 3 ай бұрын

The dope on dope

@billybanter9573 3 ай бұрын

Hes right. I live in the fligth path and in the last year or so I haven't noticed a plane.

@jondoyle44 3 ай бұрын

Well done ✅ O'Leary. It's not even funny how this could hamstring the country unless sense prevails rapidly.❕

@adiboo8142 2 ай бұрын

The conciseness of his answers are always something to admire

@gerryobrien7144 3 ай бұрын

If it was up to Ryan we would all be hunter gathers again except hom

@deano50z 3 ай бұрын

Are his comments about our Minister for Transport not accurate iyo?

@capnskiddies 2 ай бұрын

Ryan would be the prey. He'd be skinned alive in minutes.

@michaelmarmion648 3 ай бұрын

What a legend, fittest passengers and a great dig at Finnair , the best CEO out there.

@copevortex 3 ай бұрын

He should’ve been booted when he fell asleep in the Dail that time

@LOGOS422 3 ай бұрын

He is entirely correct about Eamon Ryan. The man is a clown. I'd like to see O'Leary go at Varadkar the same way.

@magiller2010 3 ай бұрын

Comments are turned off on Ryan's late late show appearance . Not surprised he is a complete dunce

@bogrover 3 ай бұрын

I agree with you Michael on Eamonn Ryan, knock airport is available

@davewilson7565 3 ай бұрын

Great interview thank you

@MichaelDoran23 3 ай бұрын

Love him or hate him, he is a legend.

@cgtnetwork 3 ай бұрын

Leave it to Ireland again. Any initiatives to progress the country, struck down. No wonder other countries are laughing.

@seanconroy7222 3 ай бұрын

Ryan is an echo zealot.

@ldowling2714 3 ай бұрын

Climate communist

@BernardCastle 2 ай бұрын

Impressive interviewer - sharp, concise, broad-ranging, energetic questions. And O'Leary was on the ball as always. Overall, a model interview.

@paulgreen9618 2 ай бұрын

Always so interesting to hear him speaking.

@CityInDespair 3 ай бұрын

Calling him a duance is being very very very kind

@JheridanSoe 3 ай бұрын

A second Airport might make more sense. It would save digging holes and tunnels for a metro and crosstown traffic to one location

@davidgraham913 3 ай бұрын

So where then

@JheridanSoe 3 ай бұрын

@@davidgraham913 Baldonnell was suggested years ago

@sean_haz 3 ай бұрын

Won't solve the immediate issue of the cap reducing supply. It will take years to build.

@JheridanSoe 3 ай бұрын

@@sean_haz Metros take years with more disturbance. And most cities have more than one airport. Without increasing flights too many people travel to the one airport across town too. Which is going to stop crosstown traffic for the majority living in Dublin. More airports and more flights is needed

@sean_haz 3 ай бұрын

@@JheridanSoe I'm not saying its a bad idea. I just don't think it solves the issue being discussed in this video. We can get rid of silly caps and also build a new airport, I think removing the caps is more feasible, Irelands planning permission system is horribly inefficient.

@brenquayistrad3860 3 ай бұрын

What Michael O'Leary said about Ashbourne is not accurate, some days in Ashbourne there can be a lot of noise from aircraft (depending on the approach the planes are taking that day). Somedays are quiet. But what is worse is that sometimes there are a lot of noisy flights at night. In contrast, London is a much bigger city, but night-time flights Heathrow are heavily restricted by the Government between 23:30 - 06:00.

@factnotfiction5067 3 ай бұрын

Be careful with your understanding of the stats on "restrictions" which are self imposed between the hours of 24.00 and 06.00. The only thing restricted in Heathrow during those hours are take offs only. However 80% of Night time flights land between 4.30am and 6.00am. Source of Info is from Heathrow Dot Com. The reason for lesser flights taking off after 24.00 is more to do with the extra cost of salaries during those hours and the extra cost for passenger handling services.

@johnoriordan7419 3 ай бұрын

Ask him can someone get on a plane without a passport

@stephenholmes1036 3 ай бұрын

You can if your flying to the UK or Isle of Man

@Luke-yu8bp 2 ай бұрын

@@stephenholmes1036 eith Ryanair you need passport. Aer Lingus, you only need a licence

@hansmeyer403 2 ай бұрын

This Carbon myth is the greatest load of bull and a massive con job. Esmon Ryan hasn't a clue of what he is waffling on about. That man is a complete desaster for farming, transport, tourism.... the whole country 🤮

@dubinatub1 3 ай бұрын

pity he never entered politics ..im from st Margaret area,as a child it was far worse as the plains flying right above the family home. we need growth .

@hughjass8430 3 ай бұрын

He'd never function in politics, unless it was a dictatorship!

@rhonaking3362 3 ай бұрын

Great interview Michael. Rhona

@PatDonlon4711 3 ай бұрын

A new ryan air port☘️🙂

@user-hi1et2tb5u 3 ай бұрын

I won't say he is right ,But he is not wrong lol.

@Fran-ik6ob 3 ай бұрын

100% right

@dermotoleary5898 3 ай бұрын

100% right

@BrianBoru5523 3 ай бұрын

Any chance of asking about pilot incapacitations since the injections were mandated for lots of pilots? You know, saftey and all?

@jgg59 3 ай бұрын

O’Leary has Ryanair interest at the center of his argument which is the way it should be. I don’t agree with him all too often, but I believe he’s correct in this instant.

@stephenholmes1036 3 ай бұрын

Always centre, Im no fan but he's right on this one

@Theprince972 Ай бұрын

🎉 what a great CEO, sharp, committed, realistic and successful in his field, in contrast to those Dail idiots, no wonder they feel insignificant and refuse to help Ryanair, when in fact it would boost their public image. Who are these TDs advisor's? They just look bad in the shadow of this.

@MarkLukeFarrell 3 ай бұрын

Spot on Michael. Should have asked your one interviewing him how often she flys his airline. Probably first one on the plane when she’s on her holidays.

@LahinchSurfExp 3 ай бұрын

Shannon airport is there for growth. This is only about Ryanair making money

@ciaranbrk 3 ай бұрын

Who wants to go to Shannon other than for a munster game?

@ViDuhy 3 ай бұрын

There a business what do u expect them to be a charity

@copevortex 3 ай бұрын

@@ciaranbrkThe US military🤣

@europeanliving6077 3 ай бұрын

Michael FOR TAOISEACH , Come on Michael your country NEEDS YOU!☘☘☘☘

@gerardhyland3857 3 ай бұрын

Do you not think that fxxker has enough money without him having the power to turn the m50 into a fourth runway 😮

@ciaran6309 3 ай бұрын

@@gerardhyland3857ge knows how to run an economy unlike the over beaurcratic wafflers we have.

@gerardhyland3857 3 ай бұрын

@@ciaran6309 yeah but that's the economy class on a plane lol

@dmcg6074 3 ай бұрын

He should christen his oldest smokies plane the Eamon Ryan😂

@locationshots365 3 ай бұрын

Why doesn't Ryanair build or invest in Waterford airport?. There are already direct motorway links to Dublin?. Waterford to Dublin 1hr. 30, also direct rail link.😬

@factnotfiction5067 3 ай бұрын

Ryanair have sought to build and operate their own airport. They were turned down . Every airline (major) that was not government linked also tried to do the same. All were turned down. Lets not forget that all ATC and Airports are in effect Government linked companies with a public service mindset of productivity and expenditure contriols.

@liamjohnhawkins4212 2 ай бұрын

I live 30 mins from Shannon and yet I have to drive up to Dublin. For the majority of locations outside Ireland. How many people are driving from the west of the country to Dublin airport for flights.

@Stirling3509 3 ай бұрын

I love Ryanair fly all the time with them.❤

@foodfordudes 2 ай бұрын

Absolute legend Smart intelligent matter of fact man.

@Beelzebunge 3 ай бұрын

Land at it? You can barely find it.

@johns1600 3 ай бұрын

Why is no interviewer reminding him that Ryanair resisted the building of terminal 2 and a second runway!? I agree with him that Dublin needs to increase its cap but challenge him on Ryanair policy and its flaws to date. The truth is that Dublin needs a second airport.

@Fran-ik6ob 3 ай бұрын

Legend

@jimbanda 3 ай бұрын

Giving the Transport portfolio to a green TD is like making a vegetarian... manager of a meat factory. 😢

@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855 3 ай бұрын

Great comment 👍

@henrypierce8900 3 ай бұрын

Bs. Comment!

@copevortex 3 ай бұрын

Or like giving a childless homosexual the title of minister for children- oh wait

@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855 3 ай бұрын

@@copevortex 100%

@jimbanda 3 ай бұрын

@@copevortex indeed we had a childless lesbian self declared practicing witch before that as minister, soon as she lost her seat she took off on the broom out of Ireland, pension in tow.

@bruninhamrso 2 ай бұрын

Less infrastructure is a punishment to the people in Ireland. Seriously, where is the progress in here? He is on point.

@user-xs6hf1xo9i 2 ай бұрын

MORE POWER TO YOU ,MR O'LEARY ,SIR WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT GOING INTO POLITICS. 😮

@latorregolf 3 ай бұрын

Only capital in Europe with no airport rail connection. In fact, very few major cities in Europe don't have mass transit connection. Imagine landing and having to bus it or take a taxi? Laughable and completely avoidable of course.

@user-xd9xy5yl9l 3 ай бұрын

That last sentence -- his wife will tell him which way to vote...... Ouch! :) :)

@peterwallace913 2 ай бұрын

He has his facts spot on and can win any argument but hindered by idiot policies

@collydub1987 2 ай бұрын

WHO in their right mind would vote for Eamon Ryan. Absolute Wally. This is an embarrassment for Ireland.

@nguyentuananhphan8644 3 ай бұрын

Gotta love this guy

@corkion 3 ай бұрын

spot on the whole lot of them in the dail are on a gravy train

@nialltd 4 күн бұрын

How can you be a minister of transport also a leader of the greens , this should be illegal as Ryan has no interest in meeting any needs for transport and building roads it’s time now for him to go and go fast

@heftigman205 2 ай бұрын

Please get us more routes from Cork.

@gordonjohnston684 3 ай бұрын

Larger planes more passengers less flights?

@petermcgrath90 3 ай бұрын

He is lying about the noise. Anyone who lives in Ashbourne or Ratoath knows the truth that the noise from the planes is ridiculous. These places are nowhere near the airport yet are suddenly in the flightpath.

@EireFirst2024 3 ай бұрын

Also guilty as sin this fella

@user-rs4rw6oo3v 3 ай бұрын

Eamon Ryan is into saving the planet while the other side is blowing it up!😅

@zftransmax1 3 ай бұрын

Mad to see alot of the green field sites around the airport going into solar farms... unreal..... no problem for planning for them....

@michaelcostigane552 3 ай бұрын

The best Airline in the world. ❤❤ Are Ryanair going to Lebanon. 😊

@patboland1650 3 ай бұрын

let the mcevaddys build a new terminal

@BarryHawk 3 ай бұрын

Emissions? LOL

@stephenflood5374 2 ай бұрын

We're probably the only country with airports that have no metro links, a rich country with 3rd world transport, now the government want to cap and restrict basically tourism, which is already crippled

@patriciamcgirr1295 2 ай бұрын

We are an Island, the rest of Europe is not, this is the common sense part that is never highlighted, in what other way will millions of people get of the island?

@pedroforti 2 ай бұрын

Instead of personal attacks, he should outline the actual benefits for Ireland and the Irish, no? And commit Ryanair's management to that end, ensuring it won't be just to fatten shareholder's bank accounts.

@ivanhunter3907 3 ай бұрын

The truth is that flight paths as planned for the new runway weren’t feasible and this lead to a divergence from the plan.. The noise is horrific, especially when you consider that there wasn’t any previous noise this far. The noise is of a frequency that permeates buildings and wakes sleeping people and it going from 6am till midnight and if you get your expansion plans then it will run 24hrs. How dare he call the Call these effected people looneys

@peterpopperry4408 2 ай бұрын

he also falls asleep at his desk

@JR-tl7gb 3 ай бұрын

The Eddie Hearn of aviation.

@mmaximk 2 ай бұрын

Where are we supposed to put all of these new tourists that Michael O'Leary is rhetorically deploying as leverage?

@davorniksic9288 3 ай бұрын

He's just stating facts, smart man.

@bryanogrady3146 3 ай бұрын

He once said on tv, he doesn't take holidays! evidently he's changed his mind....'if I was booking holidays and I think my wife has already booked them' to be fair he deserves one.

@denisginnane 3 ай бұрын

Noise isn't the issue it's a infrastructure problem not enough capacity in and out out the airport to service all population hubs in the city.

@MrAndy1704 3 ай бұрын

The airport doesn't even have an information desk

@eileenahern-ku9nx Ай бұрын

The truth hurts " dunce" Well now, i agree with Michael ❤

@davebaker8362 2 ай бұрын

Love Ryan air been all over Europe thanks to the price of the air fairs I paid

@dr7858 3 ай бұрын

This man is a legend he’s the kind of person we need to run OUR COUNTRY.

@johnhannahoriordan1354 3 ай бұрын

I love Michael O Leary

@jackspring7709 3 ай бұрын

I thought everyone knew Eamon Ryan's a dunce - this isn't controversial.

@TheShinnion 3 ай бұрын

Eamon Ryan is somebody’s dunce that’s for sure

@raymondcullen5660 2 ай бұрын

The Greens a losing Irish jobs. Ryan wants us to cycle to Spain and the rest of Europe.

@paudiotoole9430 3 ай бұрын

"lots of the politicians would disagree with you Michael" Yeah of course they would, now about you ask the general public? Sorry it doesn't suppose an agenda. Also can I ask the reported is she going on holiday this year? Hypocrisy at it's finest if she's leaves the country and it's not work related

@martinorourke7483 3 ай бұрын

Getting vacinated will help the amount of flights allowed, its science ,safe an effective

@PsychedelicPigeon 3 ай бұрын

I hope u are being fascicious

@ciaran6309 3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@anthonydowling3356 3 ай бұрын

"Its Science " ? So was the gain of function at Wohan .Science is killing those who swallowed the lies .

@chrisdonohue1607 3 ай бұрын

Why not Russia

@valerieanne223 3 ай бұрын

Dunkin doughnuts Where? Dublin had a fineJewish and Huguenot tradition of decency and Handels Messiah was sung in Christ Church. Come to your senses Emerald Isle before its too late + Evil never triumphs

@glenbyrne2296 3 ай бұрын

There is a wide difference between Mr. O'Leary and Eamon Ryan and how they run things. Eamon and the goverment seem to have there own agenda no matter what any logical person says to them.

@chrstopherbrown842 3 ай бұрын

He right hes a fool.tell people to get rid of cars and use public transport.half the bus done run.trains have cancelled weekends .

@kevinomahony7171 3 ай бұрын

So he is responsible for bringing most of the people from those countries. They hear cheap flights.

@davidfox7983 3 ай бұрын

Hes right..

@bc6767 Ай бұрын

Can you ask him please why they offer only Morocco as thr only destination for african country's ?

@DerekObrien-tk7we 3 ай бұрын

Ryan woukd be completely intimidated across a table from o leary

@tonyjennings8199 2 ай бұрын

... and Ryanair passengers are fit and healthy, they have to be because of the long walks to the terminal and carrying 2 bags to take on the aircraft with them 🤣🤣🤣

@user-gh9tf9mh8k 2 ай бұрын

Michael O Leary for Taoiseach

@liamanderson1960 3 ай бұрын

Ciara Kelly taught she could out talk and out manoeuvre Mr oleary but she failed. Well done Michael

@EireFirst2024 3 ай бұрын

Why are you letting people into our country without passports ??

@Jen-lg4hp 3 ай бұрын

Kalergi Plan- white replacement and deliberate destabilization of nation states happening all over the west.

@TheBomber15 3 ай бұрын

You don’t know how customs work. You must be one of those folks that blame the airlines for losing your bag without a clue about who actually transfers the bag.

@niallsheehan474 3 ай бұрын

Greens out ….. chancers by name and chancers by actions

@fedcall6618 3 ай бұрын

And ryan is a globe trotter 😡

@alexanderv7702 3 ай бұрын

If Michael knew the original meaning of 'Dunce', which was a Scottish priest from Scotland, from the town of Duns, who studied at the Vatican; and who had a brilliant mind.