O’Leary hasn’t gone away, you know – for now at least

The Ryanair boss has a €100m incentive to deliver the goods over the next five years, but after that he may decide enough is enough

Michael O’Leary: targets being met will result in a €100 million windfall for the Ryanair supremo Pic: Maura Hickey

To you, me and 99.999 per cent of the country, the prospect of a €100 million pay day in five years’ time is an opportunity we would do pretty much anything to get. Still, it is doubtful that it was actually that much of an influence when it came to Michael O’Leary signing on for another five years as chief executive of Ryanair. He’s a billionaire already and has probably sunk €100 million ...