The opening quote from Mr Cawley is comic.
Now, if FR wish to try new routes from Cork that is fine but let them be genuinely new routes and not a spineless cut at trying to destroy Cork's good routes by going to places like BVA etc.
A lot of hard work has gone in to getting some of Cork's continental routes up and running over the last number of years and it would be deplorable if any Cork airport management be it new, old or whatever did any kind of deal with Ryanair that would harm any of Cork Airport's more choice destinations.
It would be an insult to the hard work all ready done by Mr John Smyth.
I should hope Cork is not for sale in the same way Shannon is and that no suicide deals are entered in to with Ryanair. Remeber, the only reason FR went back up to 4 daily on Cork - Stansted was because easyJet started LGW - Cork. They were quick enough to dump that fourth Stansted service when it did not suit.
Ryanair's Mr Cawley would need to remember that words are cheap and actions speak louder than words.