in 1986 he become the secretary of london irish airways , a business in which ryanair had bought an 85 % holding . this role , nevertheless , quickly disappeared as the carrier became ryanair worldwide and was then merged entirely with ryanair . over the next decade , cathal worked both on the ceo board of the airline and as a pilot , and he resigning from the business by 1996 . he remains with ryanair until leaving the council 2002 , by who time he was a multi - millionaire due to the success of the airlines .
Ryan was Cathal's father.