The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.

A lot of lies and misinformation has been put about by eco nuts on the back of a report by an idiot economist [Sir Nicholas Stern]. Environmental head bangers are talking nonsense when they claim that aviation is the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions. Coal-fired and oil-fired power stations are the biggest contributor of carbon but I have yet to hear any fearless eco warriors advocating nuclear power as they drive around in their SUVs to their next protest meeting.

It reminds me of two drunks leaning on each other.

I'm disrespectful towards authority. I think the prime minister of Ireland is a gobshite.

Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I'm very rich.

The European Union spends most of its time either suing me, torturing me, criticizing me or condemning me for lowering the cost of air travel all over Europe.

The most influential person in Europe in the last 20 to 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher. Without her we'd all be living in some French bloody unemployed republic.