SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersReader suggests first-class travellers are unlikely to fly RyanairThe Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Fri May 22 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – A letter writer (May 20th) objects to Ryanair’s response of “slashing prices to keep the wealthy few flying”. May I suggest “the wealthy few” are not to be found flying Ryanair. They may prefer the comforts of travelling first- or business-class, neither option being available with Ryanair. – Yours, etc,JOHN DUNNE,Enniscorthy,READ MOREIBM’s global CFO: ‘To sustain lasting relevance, you have to continuously reinvent yourself’I can blame a lot on my children but the YouTube algorithm doesn’t lieThe best exam essay I read this year was an angry – and refreshingly human – oneBond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returnsCo Wexford.WexfordRyanairEnniscorthyIN THIS SECTIONEurovision voting rules need more robust changesHousing crisis will prevail until politicians legislate to prioritise owner-occupiersAnnoying expressions in interviews? Thanks, but no thanksReport finds most doctors who go to Australia return to Ireland to train and workQuestions raised over political handling of RTÉ controversyMOST READ‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own game Pont Neuf, Paris’s oldest bridge, transformed into cave by ‘French Banksy’ Company urged to pay €50K in compensation to woman sacked after complaining of manager’s behaviourHome of the late D’Unbelievables comedian and actor Jon Kenny for sale in Co Limerick‘Selfless’ Alexander Coughlan, who died after robbery in Blanchardstown, will be ‘deeply missed’LATEST STORIESMarita Conlon-McKenna: ‘I write what I see and what I feel. I can sense things. I always have’Ulster’s Ward and Baloucoune offer inspiration, but key to victory rests with someone elseShamrock Rovers release pair for Ireland duty but Dawson Devoy must fulfil Bohs obligations‘Bring our game to another level’: Cork’s Brian Hayes hails progress, lauds William BuckleyThe best exam essay I read this year was an angry – and refreshingly human – one