Ryanair boss defends remarks on teachers

Fine Gael criticised over Ryanair boss's remarks
Michael O'Leary told a gathering of the Fine Gael party he wouldn't employ some teachers to "get things done".
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Ryanair boss defends remarks on teachers after backlash
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has defended comments he made about teachers, which sparked a row on the opening weekend of the Irish general election campaign. Politicians and teaching unions reacted angrily after he said he would not employ teachers to "get things done" and that the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) was "full" of them.
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