WW -v- Bertie
Is what happened with WW's departure from EI necessarily his fault. At the end of the day, a CEO needs to have freedom to act. Bertie - as we're seeing more and more clearly by the day - has sold his soul to SIPTU. Whatever SIPTU wants SIPTU gets. Look at what's happening now: SIPTU's going to have a share in the new terminal, decide where it will be (a very bad location, considering the need for future growth) and dictate the conditions for EI's part privatisation.
Remember that all WW wanted was a decision, not funding. He wanted to be able to develop and build the airline. Without that, what was the point in staying on and with that in mind, perhaps the best option open was to go elsewhere, but try and make the govt take its responsibilities to EI seriously.
We saw the results; the govt dithered - and it is STILL doing so. To Bertie, EI is just a political football. We'll see over the course of the next few weeks what happens re the new CEO. My guess is that they will demand some pretty cast iron assurances and decisions to be made and if the govt reneges they'll walk.