Just to note that Aer Arann have replaced Ryanair on the Cork Prestwick route.
Everyone probably knows this by now anyway, but it hasn't been mentioned.
Another small point; as has been proven over the past few weeks, SNN is a low cost airport, and FR is a low cost carrier. They are made for each other. If I want to avail of a low cost flight, I can drive to SNN and if I want to go to a business destination, I can go from ORK.
If the CAA caves into FR, then in a few short months ORK would be in the same boat as SNN, minus the US military flights.