Dubai has been judged to be profitable by cargo volume alone (when linking up with Emirates Skycargo) on the A330. Would break the Singapore B747F Ireland-Far East monopoly. Any Pax would be all profit. Ireland-Australia One stop service! Not to mention Emirates connections to New Zealand/ Far East and the Indian Sub-continent. Dubai is a fantastic , growing wintersun/shopping destination, and will be very popular with Irish families and travel agents.
Hong Kong/Shanghai - large and growing Chinese community in Ireland now. Oneworld linkup with Cathay/Qantas to Australia. Too far for a full payload A330-200 though. Would need a 777-200ER. Low fares would get many Chinese/Tourist transfer traffic from around Europe!!
Cape Town - shortage of capacity Europe to Cape Town so will do well with Transfer traffic. LTU currently fly it charter A330-200 and is packed. Irish Travel agents very keen on CPT.
San Jose - Been planned for a very long time now and EI knows its US market well.
777 first then 787, is needed if the Far East is to be done properly, however will be expensive unless Boeing gives a great deal. Introducing more 2nd hand/leased A330-200's/ A340-300's would be much more cost effective to the Airline while waiting for the A350 which would be PERFECT for EI!!!!!!
Heard the Orlando route is doing very well. Besides, seasonal Toronto/Vancouver/Newark could easily work out for EI too.
But for all this you need Aircraft and Pilots! Both of which EI has no surplus, thanks to years of Willie Walsh crying wolf to the Unions to lower the cost base, and to devalue the potential of the Airline in his failed attempt to buy it cheap!!!!!!
A 5 year plan at the very least!!!