Almanac was doing well until it predicted a cuddlier O’Leary for 2015

Michael O’Leary getting nicer, snakes found in Ireland, Fungi on the missing list, and someone planning to put an advert on the moon.

It’s hard to know which is the more unbelievable of Moore’s Almanac’s predictions for next year.

The Ryanair chief keeps promising to be kinder and gentler with customers but his notion of a charm offensive tends to be more offensive than charming. Even he admits that “being nice to people doesn’t come naturally to me”.