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Ryanair vs Ryan: Transport minister to meet Michael O’Leary on Thursday

Eamon Ryan he would ‘set the record straight’ with the Ryanair chief executive after accusing him of being ‘personally abusive’

Last week, Michael O’Leary said Eamon Ryan and tourism minister Catherine Martin were ‘dunces’ for failing to act on the airline’s demands to remove a cap limiting Dublin Airport to 32 million passengers per year. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Eamon Ryan is set to meet the head of Ryanair after accusing him of being “personally abusive”.

The minister for transport said he would “set the record straight” during a meeting with Michael O’Leary on Thursday, one week after the airline executive launched a personal broadside against him in a row over passenger caps at Dublin Airport.

Last week, O’Leary said Ryan and tourism minister Catherine Martin were “dunces” for failing to act on the ...