Fergus Finlay: Michael O'Leary would prefer to be part of the problem, not the solution
The Ryanair CEO compared some of Ryanair’s price competitors to rapists. Rachel Morrogh, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, called him out and told him his language had trivialised the crime of rape. His reaction shows he decided he’d rather be part of the problem
Michael O’Leary doesn’t do empathy or respect. He’s always taken pleasure in insulting anyone he perceives as an enemy, and for Michael that’s a long list.
Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.
I often wish I’d been born full of self-confidence and certainty. Instead, like (I reckon) the majority of people, I struggle with self-doubt.
Especially Irish people. It may be something to do with a colonial history, or maybe the effect of Catholicism on our lives, but we’re always more prepared to believe the other person has it right and we must be wrong.
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