Airline Ryanair’s profits more than doubled to €820 million in the three months to the end of June, figures published on Monday show.

Ryanair Holdings said it carried 57.9 million passengers from the end of March to the end of June, the first quarter of its financial year, an increase of 4 per cent over the same period in 2024.

Irish merger and acquisition activity continued to buck European and global trends in the first half of the year, according to a new report from William Fry, as deal volumes increased modestly in spite of global headwinds. Transaction values, meanwhile, declined by more than half, due to a dip in larger-cap deals.