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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Ryanair Boss Michael O’Leary Accused of Grubby Deal as Irish Prepare for Lisbon Vote

Mr O’Leary had said that it would be undemocratic to make the Irish vote again on the treaty after it was rejected last June. Yet during the second attempt to secure approval for the treaty, which is a repackaging of the rejected European constitution, the Ryanair boss has spent €500,000 (£460,000) on advertisements and free flights to support the “yes” camp.

His admission this week that his motives for backing the “yes”vote included a desire to buy the partly state-owned airline Aer Lingus was seized upon yesterday as evidence of a “grubby deal”.

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