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Chief Executive of Ryanair - Michael O'Leary

Published: Oct. 24, 2016, 11 a.m.

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ireland\u2019s most successful businessmen Michael O\u2019Leary \u2013 the chief executive of the low cost, no frills airline, Ryanair. In terms of passenger numbers it is Europe's biggest airline, carrying more than a hundred million passengers per year. But what impact will the UK's looming departure from the European Union have on Ryanair and the Irish economy?

(Photo: Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, holds a press conference with Boeing, 2014, New York. Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)