motives
With Ireland the first member EU state officially in recession, and having seen first hand the practice of removing ... shall we say "questionable excess cash" from the Republic, perhaps there is some insight in what route cuts are being envisaged.
The "property developers" have apparently caught a rather large cold !
btw .. I am a very frequent flier .. and wish them well .. they should stay as a well managed independent airline, free of MOL .... IMHO .