I remember being talked into starting a manufacturing operation in shannon some years ago .... everything we made was shipped by air, to as I recall, more than two dozen countries around the world ..... our operation ran 24/7 and had business visitors from all over the world that never failed to praise the operation and its level of sophistication .... I always considered the Irish nation to be united but believe me ..... forget it ..... the hostility between Dublin and anywhere else in the country, when it comes to industrial developement and aviation policy is beyond believe ..... sad really
ps .... the operation is still running flat out some 27 years later and I'm still very proud of it, even if its located in that one horse airport, Shannon, that moved two and a half million passengers last year