Michael O'Leary: ‘History will be kind’ to Albert Reynolds

Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds was not a great politician but people would "welcome him back in a flash today", said Ryanair chief executive, Michael O’Leary.

“I think perhaps everyone accepts that he wasn’t the greatest politician in the world, in that he managed to blow up two coalitions in a relatively short period of time.

“However, I think if you could go back now and have a visionary, dynamic and bold leadership like Albert Reynolds, or the 10 years of dither and fudge and the buying off of the public sector and other stakeholders like Bertie Ahern did after him, I think people would have him back in a flash.”