Re: Re: Airports; how many state subsidised airports are required in Ireland

Everyone should really calm down, this whole concept is ridiculous and is simply fuelling regional fanaticism…Dave123 is obviously from Limerick and is prejudiced in favour of Shannon, likewise with AngryRebel and Cork, while aboyle is having a laugh and stirring things up nicely. Anyway, Cork airport is going nowhere, nor is Shannon once the stopover ends, to suggest so is unrealistic. No doubt it will have an impact, but Shannon is much more than just a stopover destination – as has been pointed out, it serves as Ryanair’s European hub, and is strategically located to serve the mid-western seaboard, as is Cork Airport in serving the southern region.