Michael O'Leary (Canadian Politician)
Michael O'Leary may refer to: *Michael John O'Leary (1890–1961), Irish-Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross *Michael O'Leary (politician) (1936–2006), Irish politician and leader of the Irish Labour Party, 1981–82 *Michael O'Leary (writer) (born 1950), New Zealand publisher, poet and novelist *Michael O'Leary (actor) (born 1958), actor in the long-running American soap opera ''Guiding Light'' *Michael O'Leary (businessman) (born 1961), CEO of low-cost Irish airline Ryanair *Michael O'Leary (pioneer) (1858-1930), Australian pioneer *Michael O'Leary, a character played by Humphrey Bogart in the 1939 film ''Dark Victory'' {{hndis, Oleary, Michael ...
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Michael John O'Leary
Major (United Kingdom), Major Michael John O'Leary Victoria Cross, VC (29 September 1890 – 2 August 1961) was an Irish soldier and police officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth military personnel. O'Leary achieved his award for single-handedly charging and destroying two Imperial German Army barricades defended by machine gun positions near the French village of Cuinchy, in a localised operation on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front during World War I. At the time of his action, O'Leary was a nine-year veteran of the British Armed Forces and by the time he retired from the British Army in 1921, he had reached the rank of lieutenant. He served in the army again during World War II, although his later service was blighted by periods of ill-health. At his final retirement from the military in 1945, ...
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