DUB (Ireland as a whole) wouldn’t be the greatest option for the Middle East and Far East, at present there is no organic growth within Ireland.
CASS/IATA figures for 2005 vs. 2006 shows a drop of 25% as whole market with no sign of any potential increases.
SQ’s Freighter would have only been there for the Export traffic from the Far East i.e. Imports into Ireland. But with many manufactures (HP, IBM etc) moving out of Ireland there is no demand for the freighter any longer.
I've been in Ireland many times and seen the SQ midweek freighter load up with only a couple of Maindeck Pallets.
The EY flights are only filling up with feeder traffic from the USA.