O Leary on "Jeremiahs", "Dumbos", "idiot politicians" and "useless civil servants"

Dionysus · 28-11-2009, 11:23

I hate him, but he is a legend. Marian Finucane is having an hour-long interview with him on RTÉ Radio 1 now. It's not boring!

Finucane is hilarious: "You don't seem to think much of our senior civil servants?" O Leary goes ballistic once again. Great radio!

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/index.html
(http://www.rte.ie/radio/liveplayer2_....smil,real,200)

Benny_Cake · 28-11-2009, 11:28

If you hate him,what exactly is it that makes him a "legend"? Just waiting for someone to come along and say "If Michael O'Leary was in charge of the country.." etc

*My name is URL* · 28-11-2009, 11:35

If by legend you mean insufferable twat, then yes

Dionysus · 28-11-2009, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benny_Cake

If you hate him,what exactly is it that makes him a "legend"? Just waiting for someone to come along and say "If Michael O'Leary was in charge of the country.." etc

Two reasons, in particular:

His idiosyncratic, and invariably entertaining, grasp of the English language.

His ability to be a man-eating tiger on Morning Ireland at 7.05am any morning of any week when most people are just stumbling out of bed/into work - where is the man's Achilles' heel?

His politics - e.g. Charlie McCreevy was the best Minister for Finance ... - is repellant.

imme · 28-11-2009, 11:51

what's a 'jeremiah'?, is he going down the David McWilliams road of naming all sorts of crap, Popes Children me arse

jerry2623 · 28-11-2009, 11:57

The bold Michael gets away with murder . He said you could fly from SNN to wherever for 6 euro taxs and charges included . I would be 99% certain that is untrue and this fare never excisted .Did Marion really challenge him not at all .
He said the Spanish love him and bend over backwards to help him .
He has pulled out of Valencia airport over charges Again was he challenged or questioned on this.
A value of his worth is the share price of his company which has gone from over 7 euro to 2.85

Dionysus · 28-11-2009, 11:59

"My dog has more influence in this country than a senator!"

hehe.

Mark200 · 28-11-2009, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry2623

The bold Michael gets away with murder . He said you could fly from SNN to wherever for 6 euro taxs and charges included . I would be 99% certain that is untrue and this fare never excisted .Did Marion really challenge him not at all .
He said the Spanish love him and bend over backwards to help him .
He has pulled out of Valencia airport over charges Again was he challenged or questioned on this.
A value of his worth is the share price of his company which has gone from over 7 euro to 2.85

Yet his profits of €387m for the six months to September 2009 were an 80% increase on the year before while most other major airlines are reporting losses.

Seaneh · 28-11-2009, 12:08

Also, haven't their shares split a few tomes since they were 7 each?

acermaple · 28-11-2009, 12:08

He also mentioned that they were planning to intoduce a 'pre-paid' Mastercard as a way of avoiding paying credit card charges, does anyone know what this is all about?

Mark200 · 28-11-2009, 12:10

Is there any way to listen to the show later on? I had a quick look on the rte website but can't find anything

*quietsailor* · 28-11-2009, 12:15

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Originally Posted by acermaple

He also mentioned that they were planning to intoduce a 'pre-paid' Mastercard as a way of avoiding paying credit card charges, does anyone know what this is all about?

Payzone are doing this already through mastercard - I don't know if one of these will allow you to dodge his extra charges though, I'll be interested to see what he does on this issue

whycliff · 28-11-2009, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark200

Yet his profits of €387m for the six months to September 2009 were an 80% increase on the year before while most other major airlines are reporting losses.

And Cutting staff, decreasing their routes.
Ryanair are constantly looking to expand.
He is one of teh best Businessmen to come out of this country.

jesus_thats_gre · 28-11-2009, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by acermaple

He also mentioned that they were planning to intoduce a 'pre-paid' Mastercard as a way of avoiding paying credit card charges, does anyone know what this is all about?

I imagine it will be an Electron credit card like that already available through Entropay.

mickdw · 28-11-2009, 12:32

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Originally Posted by jesus_thats_gre

I imagine it will be an Electron credit card like that already available through Entropay.

I already use this. Zero fees apply. It can easily be used from ireland.

28-11-2009, 11:23	#1
Dionysus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 438 Adverts \| Friends	O Leary on "Jeremiahs", "Dumbos", "idiot politicians" and "useless civil servants" I hate him, but he is a legend. Marian Finucane is having an hour-long interview with him on RTÉ Radio 1 now. It's not boring! Finucane is hilarious: "You don't seem to think much of our senior civil servants?" O Leary goes ballistic once again. Great radio! http://www.rte.ie/radio1/index.html (http://www.rte.ie/radio/liveplayer2_....smil,real,200)

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