Mick O Leary for Taoiseach and Willie Walsh Finance Minister/How many would support??

davepatr07

Don't know if a similar thread has been posted before but just out of curiosity how many of you would support them? Are there other people you have in mind that you would want to take the job in leading the country?

Mick in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYRHMckJPhU

starbelgrade

Michael O'Leary is self serving & highly successful at making money, so I don't see how he'd be any different from the Taoiseach we already have.

Rockery Woman

No

Mick O'Leary would be a great minister for health.

Just imagine everyone in the hospital rushing for the best bed!!!!:D

Ah you want a cup of tea??? That will be E2 please...

And the anastethist - would you like to buy a scratch card before you go to sleeeeeppppp!!!!

But I think he would be better than Molly Harney!;)

policarp

They would never get on together.

Mushy

I like MOL, however, running a business is different than running a c ountry...same vice versa:(

panda100

Uh what a horrible world that would be. We'd all be slaving away for corporations for nothing.
Quality of life would be the same as a ryanair flight, fairly ****ty.

My name is URL

The day O'Leary takes control of this country is the day I'll fly around Europe with Ryanair for 5 years.. I'd rather put up with his populist ideals when confined inside a tube at 37,000ft than I would with him at the helm of Ireland as a whole

easyeason3

Unless someone is mentally unstable I don't see why anyone would want to be Taoiseach or Minister for Finance regardless of the salary or pension.

galwayrush

easyeason3 wrote: »

Unless someone is mentally unstable I don't see why anyone would want to be Taoiseach or Minister for Finance regardless of the salary or pension.

Even better would be someone competent in each job.:rolleyes:

Terry

Why isn't my name in the poll?
I want to be president.
I will not allow FF into government if elected.

galwayrush

Terry wrote: »

Why isn't my name in the poll?
I want to be president.
I will not allow FF into government if elected.

That's good enough for me, can i be one of your highly paid advisors?:D

policarp

No difference.
Those who could afford priority boarding would get the best seats.

Scuid Mhór

o' leary is a clever cat, i'd like to see what hilarious hijinks he'd come up with while in power.

PeterIanStaker

I think I'd spoil my vote.

recylingbin

Isn't Willy Walsh in the process of destroying BA?

Guy:Incognito

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

o' leary is a clever cat, i'd like to see what hilarious hijinks he'd come up with while in power.

You'd have to pay €197 to collect your dole.

easyeason3

galwayrush wrote: »

Even better would be someone competent in each job.:rolleyes:

Even the most competent person would get roasted in either job at the moment however they approach the job of fixing the mess that this country is in.

Lots of people have their own thoughts on what should be done & which direction we should take but when it comes down to it, either job would be incredibly difficult even for the most determined person.

APM

recylingbin wrote: »

Isn't Willy Walsh in the process of destroying BA?

I think BA was in a terrible state before he got anywhere near it. Its a miracle BA haven't ended up like Sabena (Belgium) or Swissair already

Donal Og O Baelach

davepatr07 wrote: »

Don't know if a similar thread has been posted before but just out of curiosity how many of you would support them? Are there other people you have in mind that you would want to take the job in leading the country?

Mick in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYRHMckJPhU

Me old fella always said the same, God rest him [even though he's not dead yet].
O' Leary will charge your dying grandmother 20 euro to bring a bag into the hospice - he is a businessman - he doesn't give 2 shiny ****es about you or your mother or your daughter or your cat.
If you believe any different you are, no offence, a sad deluded, naieve, fcking eedjit.

Jev/N

No

Mushy wrote: »

I like MOL, however, running a business is different than running a c ountry...same vice versa:(

I disagree, a big corporation is very similar.

There is obvious differences but they're not completely diverged. Put it this way, we need innovation, efficiency, decent forward-thinking cost cutting etc. everything that an ailing corporation needs, and there are CEOs out there that are great at it.

Sharkey 10

I dont understand the fascination some people have with o leary he seems like a mercenary of the worst kind to me, Im sure he probably gives money to charities but so do I .
What would he bring to the job of taoiseach?

Dyr

Ever see the dead zone? I'd feel compelled to shoot the c**t if he ever looked like being within a sniff of getting into power

OPENROAD

Jev/N wrote: »

I disagree, a big corporation is very similar.

There is obvious differences but they're not completely diverged. Put it this way, we need innovation, efficiency, decent forward-thinking cost cutting etc. everything that an ailing corporation needs, and there are CEOs out there that are great at it.

What do you think Mick O'Leary could do though? How Much could he actually get away with doing?

Jev/N

No

OPENROAD wrote: »

What do you think Mick O'Leary could do though? How Much could he actually get away with doing?

I wouldn't prefer Mick to be honest, I'd rather a no-name CEO that can improve efficiency and lower spending without the need to attack the unemployed, sick etc. Someone with experience, unlike what we have at the moment

There are a few examples but can't think of any off the top of my head, I learned about some in case studies in college a few years back. They're the ones that are actually interested in improving the outlook of a company rather than their own personal gain