It’s pretty rare that anyone appears on Irish radio these days without splitting opinion pretty severely.
But Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary won himself some friends on social today after slamming the striking Luas drivers yet again on Newstalk Breakfast.
The airline CEO, who has previously referred to the Luas drivers as ‘lunatics’ and ‘headbangers’ has gone one further this time and announced that was he in charge, he would ‘sack’ the lot of them.
Again, O’Leary disparaged the line of work, saying: “It’s a job that’s already paid double the rate that it is in Blackpool, where it takes you about two and a half nano seconds to learn how to drive a tram.”
Plenty of people on Twitter agreed with the man from Mullingar.
Gas stuff out of Michael o'Leary this morning on newstalk , he killed them luas drivers 😂 , headbangers , sack the lot of them
— Tony Stack (@TonyStack1) June 2, 2016
Michael O'Leary is very entertaining #Newstalk
— Kevin Kenny (@KevinKenny2) June 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/Ocean_handrail/status/738284630848229376
https://twitter.com/AlanLanigan/status/738284346638016512
Michael O' Leary on Newstalk talking so much sense. @NewstalkFM
— John Butt (@Cork_Architect) June 2, 2016
However, his views on Irish Water were less popular. O’Leary advised everyone to pay the fees, a decidedly less admired view among the public.
https://twitter.com/BallygallJohn/status/738286611314692096
https://twitter.com/BarbaraMSmyth/status/738286501587505152
Michael o Leary stick to Ryanair issues you haven't a clue on irishwater @NewstalkFM
— Pinky #PeoplePower (@cncpinky) June 2, 2016
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