Chomeur,
Yes, you certainly seem to have promoted a debate alright! ;-)
I apologise if at any time my tone seemed harsh, but your post did annoy me a bit, as Irish aviation has an excellent track record in terms of safety and innovation.
Unfortunatly, we have been frequently slandered throughout our history as being stupid and inferior, mainly by some less informed individuals from our former colonial occupier, and this makes us quite defensive sometimes!
Aviation is one thing we do very well (among a host of others of course
and I firmly believe that this record remains untarnished by the jetgreen events. I think the system worked well: they were gotten rid of before any major harm could be done. While PAX were stranded, Jetgreen were bonded, so everyone will get their money back.
Again, i'm sorry if my tone was harsh, and I appreciate your efforts to stimulate a debate.