Skilful study of a two-fisted tycoon

The key question Matt Cooper asks is whether Michael O’Leary has built a machine which can survive beyond the parameters of its own design

Michael O’Leary is the stand-out businessman of his generation, but has flown too close to the sun in recent times

Non-fiction

Michael O’Leary

Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair

By Matt Cooper

Portfolio/Penguin, €17.95

“Business books are bullshit and are usually written by wankers.” - Guess who

Writing a popular business book about Michael O’Leary should be a one-way bet. Even if he were like most chief executives - tame, tedious and utterly afraid of saying anything to scare the horses - his commercial success as Ryanair chief executive would mark ...