O’Leary makes jobs pledge during heated Lisbon debate with Ganley

RYANAIR chief Michael O’Leary has said Ryanair is likely to invest more in Ireland and create more jobs here if the country votes Yes next week.

Speaking in a heated debate with Declan Ganley of Libertas, Mr O’Leary said Ireland had changed fundamentally in the last 12 months since the country rejected the treaty in the first referendum.

“Ireland has become a bankrupt country,” he said. “The only thing that is keeping us afloat with an incompetent government is the European Union and the European Central Bank. They are the ones funding NAMA, they are the ones funding the Irish Government at the moment.