Tánaiste Micheál Martin, meanwhile, said that the incident showed Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s differing “ethos”.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has insisted that Ryanair Chief Michael O’Leary will have no further involvement in Fine Gael ’s election campaign as he criticised his “crass” comments about teachers.
Mr O’Leary’s comments dominated Fine Gael’s housing policy launch on Monday morning, as the Taoiseach was faced with repeated questions about not only the comments but the laughter from those who were present at Mr Burke’s launch. However, the Taoiseach argued that the event was “open to the public” and “advertised in local media”.He also denied that Mr O’Leary was “Fine Gael’s Elon Musk”.“He's a man who runs a very successful business. He's done well in that space. But what he isn't is a member of Fine Gael.”
Asked if Mr O’Leary should apologise for the comments, Mr Harris stated he was “around long enough to know Michael O’Leary tends not to apologise”.
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