Michael O'Leary says Dublin City Council needs "slapping" for its pro-cycling policies, adding we already have too many cyclists and that we should "take out cyclists and shoot them".
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has said the last thing Dublin needs is more cyclists and that those Ireland already has should be taken out and shot.
The outspoken and opinionated O’Leary was addressing an audience at the Creative Minds conference at the Aviva rugby stadium on Wednesday when he made his remarks.
He was speaking after Dublin City Council had earlier suggested the need to enhance the cycling experience in the Irish capital.
O'Leary said the council deserved a “slapping” for trying to encourage more cycling, suggesting it was a regressive shift in transport policy.
"That's all we need in Dublin is more blooming bicycles," Mr O 'Leary said.
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"In a country where it rains about 250 days a year, the way forward for Dublin is more bicycles. Let's just go back to walking all together.
“Soon we'll be living in caves designed by Dublin City Council. Traffic won't work, there's nowhere to park the cars and yet this is a smarter way forward. We should take the cyclists out and shoot them.”
He said cycling was simply not a viable option for people getting around during their working day.
"We should create a city that works given that this is a low rise, broadly based city and I speak as one of the commuters who commutes on a daily basis from Mullingar. I can't do it by bicycle...
“I want to drive and I expect (Dublin City Council) to come up with a smarter way for me to get around Dublin and be able to park my car somewhere in the middle of Dublin without it being dug up every six weeks so we can have some other faddy non sustainable public transport solution.
"I hate to pick on Dublin City Council, but shit they're here and they deserve a slapping."
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