Michael O'Leary, outspoken boss of low-cost airline Ryanair, fires off his latest attack on rival Aer Lingus, calling on it to pay a special dividend of €110 million (£96 million)... more
As flights resume and schoolchildren head off for their half-term break, should we salute Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary as hero or villain of the week?... more
The boss of Ryanair dismisses fears that the latest ash-spewing Icelandic volcano will cause a repeat of last year's week-long air closure but admitted, "you can never underestimate European bureaucratic incompetence"... more
In the film version of Patrick Marber’s great play, Closer, Clive Owen’s mildly kinky dermatologist demands his final revenge sex from photographer Julia Roberts... more
Normally, Prudential’s annual meeting is a quiet, staid affair. But next Monday’s assembly at 11am at the QEII Conference Centre next to Westminster Abbey is unlikely to be dull... more
Michael O’Leary refuses to soften his stance on compensation for passengers whose flights were grounded by the volcanic ash cloud as he admits it cost Ryanair more than £40 million... more
Rory Bremner, compere at the annual Private Asset Managers’ Awards at the Dorchester, put on his best William Hague impersonation to comment on the Lord Ashcroft “non-dom” tax row... more
Michael O’Leary, the colourful boss of Ryanair, could be in line to pick up more than £5 million a year if the budget airline ends its rapid growth strategy and starts paying dividends for the first time ... more
Low-cost airline Ryanair announced a sixfold rise in first-quarter profits but warned that crippling tourist taxes and lower ticket prices mean its full-year profits will be at the bottom end of City forecasts
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Michael O'Leary, if no one else, will now be able to afford to go to the loo on his own Ryanair planes - millions of times over, in fact - after today announcing five million shares in his airline ... more
Bookmakers, always keen to attract the punters, are hyping this weekend as a £400 million betting bonanza — with the Derby at Epsom, England against Kazakhstan football, the Lions Tour, the Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother ... more
MORE on the blame game for the mess we're in. Bankers get the rap and credit-rating agencies, institutional shareholders, analysts, lawyers, accountants, PRs, media, regulators and government go free. Reader Michael Davies from Oxfordshire writes: "It is also apparent that there is one other group that has contributed substantially to the problem of bankers' pay which has escaped attention. This is the group of remuneration consultants who have advised the various boards on senior executive pay. Their habit of collecting data on industry pay levels and then suggesting similar percentage levels for their clients has not only created a upward spiral in pay levels, as everybody measures everbody else, but has ignored the need for a reality check as to what absolute amount is really needed to provide incentives in the business line concerned."... more
It seems an age ago that Tony Blair promised us joined-up government, and while it was obviously a rash thing to promise it is nevertheless disappointing to see that every year seems to take us further away from, not nearer, the goal. ... more
Has Michael O'Leary finally lost it, confirming his status as the craziest man in the crazy world of aviation? More than one analyst was asking this yesterday after the Ryanair boss greeted an 85% slump in profits with a cunning plan to cut prices.... more
Ryanair fares rising by 5 per cent this year could still fail to prevent the airline crashing into the red, chief executive Michael O'Leary has warned... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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