For those of you that fear no competition I have a response; at the moment there is no competition. 70% of Dublin traffic by two airlines. Therefore, it can only get better. In ways we should be immensely proud. Irish business has kept out the best of European competition. Easyjet have no destinations in Ireland and BA have announced they're to dump Dub-Gat. Btw, even where there is competition that does not always go hand-in-hand with cheaper fares. Collusion between BA and Virgin saw an agreement to maintain higher surcharges on their routes which MOL has indicated will be scrapped altogether.
So with no competition now what do we do? Develop Ireland generally as a hub. Capacity will increase. Cheap fares will need to be our attraction to the edge of Europe. With those two aspects us natives can only profit too. Not only through cheap fares but also jobs. I think people are missing the point, jobs are the more important aspect, second are fares.