Michael O’Leary’s Fine Gael endorsement ‘offensive’ to teachers, Minister says

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s endorsement of Fine Gael was “offensive” to teachers, a Fianna Fáil minister has said.

It comes after the airline chief announced his support for a Fine Gael candidate in the General Election, adding it was important to elect a government that “gets shit done”.

Mr O’Leary endorsed Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke in the Longford–Westmeath constituency, adding that he would give his second preference to Fianna Fáil candidate Robert Troy.

The multimillionaire based part of his endorsement on Mr Burke’s background in the private sector, as he criticised TDs who were teachers in the past. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is among those who has a background in teaching.

“The Dail is full of teachers – nothing wrong with teachers, I love teachers, but I wouldn’t generally employ a lot of teachers to go out and get things done,” he said.

Reacting to the comments, Fianna Fáil Minister of State James Browne said the…

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