Ryanair boss Michael O Leary challanges the boy Declan Ganley to debate, no doubt Ganley will chicken out

O'Leary offers Ganley a debate on Lisbon

Wednesday, September 23 08:21:36

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has offered to debate the Lisbon Treaty with one of its chief opponents, Declan Ganley.

The airline chief executive described the Libertas founder as a "failed politician".

O'Leary made the offer as he insisted that a "yes" vote on the treaty would help the Irish economy.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Tipperary farmer to a ruling barring him from challenging the legality of the second Lisbon referendum.

The Court dismissed the appeal by John Gerard Burke, saying nothing in the Constitution barred the holding of a referendum, even if it was a second referendum on the same topic.