The war of words erupted after Mr Musk described Mr O’Leary as “misinformed” about the capabilities of his company, Starlink.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has doubled down on his criticism of Taoiseach Micheál Martin over his China trip and the Dublin Airport passenger cap

As the year draws to a close, Ryanair has revealed its top 5 destinations for passengers in 2026. 

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has labelled Taoiseach Micheál Martin "useless"

The Italian competition watchdog claimed in its ruling that the airline deliberately made it difficult for agencies to buy flights on its website.

As the Financial Times reports, O’Leary said he should finally head for the exit in “five to 10 years”, adding: “I don’t want to hang around till 96 like [Warren] Buffett.”

Judge Sinead McMullan was told that Daniel Molloy’s father had to take him to a toilet and pour cold water on the burn.

A man who caused over €9,400 worth of damage at Dublin Airport after he missed his flight has been jailed for one year

The Labour Party has condemned the price hikes, and Fine Gael's Mark Duffy has said regulators should examine if the increases are compliant with consumer law.

That is according to new accounts for Connacht Airport Development Company Ltd, which show that last year pre-tax profits increased by 31 per cent to €2.46 million after the airport enjoyed its busiest ever year.

Average airfares rose by 13 per cent year on year to €58 euro Ryanair revealed, having spiked during the Easter period.

Ryanair has confirmed it will not restart flights to Tel Aviv, after demanding assurances from Ben Gurion Airport.

It is ‘patronising’ to suggest older people will not migrate to digital boarding passes, Michael O’Leary has said.

Michael O’Leary also criticised the Government as well as planning and environmental authorities.

Passengers will no longer be able to download and print a physical paper boarding pass but will instead need to use the digital boarding pass generated in their “myRyanair” app during check-in to board their Ryanair flight.

The airline allows each passenger to bring one free carry-on bag on board, but these bags must be capable of fitting under each passenger’s seat.

The Dublin-based airline said it carried 21.0 million passengers last month.

The airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said he makes ‘absolutely no apology’ for catching people who are ‘scamming the system’.

The airline's chief executive also praised Boeing for agreeing to deliver some jets earlier than scheduled

The Dublin-based carrier announced 20.7 million passengers travelled on its flights in July.

As a condition of his bail, Brendan O'Mara (62) must surrender his pilot's licence due to a concern he might avoid justice by procuring an aircraft at a private airfield to leave the jurisdiction.

The Ryanair chief has claimed the underground rail line would cost €20 billion, ‘so about a billion a kilometre’.

The airline is considering increasing a bonus paid to staff for identifying passenger’s oversized luggage, chief executive Michael O’Leary said.

The airline said the scheme helps reduce delays, but insists most passengers follow the rules.

The flight took off from Waterford Airport bound for London Gatwick on Monday, July 8th, 1985.

Passengers can expect further delays to flights today, with 14 cancelled from Dublin Airport

The disruption comes at the start of Europe's summer holidays, one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

Load factor, a measure of how full aircraft are, was in line with last year at 95 per cent.

Brendan O’Mara's solicitor said the independent analysis of the material would help determine a bail application

The four Croatian football supporters had hoped to fly to London for the Dinamo Zagreb versus Arsenal FC Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium on the evening of January 22nd.

Mr O’Leary’s pay package was made up of basic pay of €1.2 million, a bonus payment of €600,000 and share options of €2.03 million.

The carrier said this will be the ‘minimum’ punishment and it will continue to pursue passengers for civil damages.

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his fourth appearance at Ennis District Court concerning the seizure of an estimated €10 million worth of cannabis

The fuel-efficient engines, which  will be delivered over the next 2 years, will support Ryanair’s fleet of 210x B737 Gamechanger aircraft and also the B737 MAX-10 aircraft which deliver in 2027.

The flight was on its way from Berlin to Milan when it suffered heavy turbulence from a thunderstorm last night.

He has qualified for the share options after shares in the Dublin-based company hit a six-year-old target.

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his third appearance at Ennis District Court over the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €10 million

Flight attendants in Spain have been told to hand back five months’ worth of salary increases after a row between the airline and a union.

The budget airline saw profits after tax fall 16% in 2024-25 following a 7% cut in fares.

Brendan O’Meara (62) was refused bail before a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday.

Ryanair said it could look at alternative suppliers, including Chinese planemaker COMAC.

Michael Cawley, who was appointed to the health service board last year, said that there was “much more control needed to be exercised by management".