Irish have great access to U.S.A at mo! €250 return to Washington with Aer Lingus at moment. I'm surprised they don't advertise more in Britain to attract people there to fly to Dublin and onwards.....
I think it will be a success myself. Personally, I don't mind making a packed lunch and selecting how many bags I take. Put it this way I got a flight for €10 return to London recently and if Ryanair can do the same westwards as it had done eastwards then I'm all in favour. If you want the extras then pay for them.... As an Irish man I would think it imperative that the Irish government give Ryanair and Aer Lingus 'landing fee free' flights out of the likes of Shannon and Knock to incentivise these as European connecter hubs with U.S.A.
But it also seems to me Ryanair has a better service than most other airlines. Did anybody see the documentary on BA recently with all the "cancelled" flights and lost baggage?