| Ryanair chief hints of possible departure
Michael O’Leary could end his reign at Ryanair in the
next two to three years.
The chief executive of the biggest no-frills operator in Europe acknowledges
that the airline will need more conservative leadership when Ryanair is
expected to take the mantle of the world’s largest airline.
In an Irish radio interview he said: “We’ll need to change
the way the business is run when we become the big establishment airline
and that will need different management skills to the ones I possess.”
The airline was founded in 1985 by Christy Ryan to fly from his Waterford
base to London but rapid expansion followed Mr O’Leary’s appointment
in 1994. This is the first time Mr O’Leary has publicly set the
clock ticking on his departure.
ahern stands firm
The Taoiseach has said he stands over his criticism of the late Charles
J Haughey’s finances but he also stands over his comments at the
funeral that he did much for Ireland.
Mr Ahern was making a statement in the Dáil last week on the report
of the Moriarty Tribunal into payments to Mr Haughey, which uncovered
payments to the former Taoiseach worth the equivalent of ¤45million
in today’s values.
Mr Ahern said the report passed judgement on a politician who had it in
him to be great but who was seduced by a conviction of personal entitlement.
The Taoiseach also accepted the report’s finding that his own signing
of blank cheques on the party leader’s account was ‘undesirable’
but noted that he had no reason to believe the account was being operated
in an unorthodox fashion.
police sued
RELATIVES of four people murdered in the North of Ireland are suing the
police after alleged security force collusion with Loyalist paramilitaries.
The families’ solicitors issued a writ to PSNI Chief Constable Hugh
Orde in Belfast.
A recent report by Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan found officers
from the RUC special branch had protected their agent from prosecution
for their part in 16 Ulster Volunteer Force murders in north Belfast between
1991 and 2003. Deputy director at Relatives for Justice Andrea Murphy
is supporting their case.
She said: “They had no idea that the deaths of their loved ones
could have been prevented and that there was such a high level of involvement
in the killings. They want to bring responsibility to those who were responsible
and could have prevented it and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.”
The families of Sharon McKenna, Peter McTasney, Gerard Brady and John
Harbinson are taking the action.
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