Michael O'Leary
Michael O'Leary
Most famous as Dr. Fredrick Bauer on Guiding Light, a role he has played from 1983–1991, and from 1995-2009.
ProfessionSoap Opera Actor
Date of Birth27 March 1958
airlines brussels delivering european forefront unity
Bureaucrats in Brussels have been blathering on about European unity for ages. But low-cost airlines are at the forefront of delivering it.
europe achievement ems
Ryanair's biggest achievement? Bringing low fares to Europe and still lowering em. Biggest failure? Hiring me.
europe air cost
The European Union spends most of its time either suing me, torturing me, criticizing me or condemning me for lowering the cost of air travel all over Europe.
years europe influential-person
The most influential person in Europe in the last 20 to 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher. Without her we'd all be living in some French bloody unemployed republic.
thinking europe average
I'm Europe's most underpaid and underappreciated boss. I'm paid about 20 times more than the average Ryanair employee and I think the gap should be wider.
aware biting fear
We are aware that some commentators fear that we are biting off more than we can chew,
honor normally special though
It is being done in honor of St. Patrick. It's not as though I'm having something I would normally have. It's a special thing.
continued expansion force
Our continued expansion out of the U.K. is probably going to force BA to get off more and more routes.
environmental want annoying
We want to annoy the whenever we can. The best thing we can do with environmentalists is shoot them.
back-to-work slacker get-back
Get back to work you slacker or you're fired.
holiday kids two
It's a great incentive to work long hours. I limit the holiday to two weeks and then get the hell back to the office. If I had my choice I wouldn't take holidays but my wife insists on time with the kids. That's enough. Prior to getting married I never took a holiday.
taken vision boards
The unions need to be taken on. British Airways is massively over-staffed and has got to get its costs down. . . . The problem for [chief executive] Willie Walsh is that the board of BA has no spine, no balls and no vision.
stupid thinking pay
We think they should pay €60 for being so stupid.
beach couple culture
Ryanair brings lots of different cultures to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy, where they couple and copulate in the interests of pan-European peace.