This isn't really about people flying out of Ireland, mainly those flying in.
What is going to hurt them more? No one going to Ireland - or Ryanair bringing in the pax?
Ryanair will always be strong, regardless of where. The UK goverment wouldn't dare put a tax on travelling like that - as if they did it would be suicidal.
€10 tax - will finish Irish tourism, and that is fact.
Ryanair haven't lost the plot - May I remind you 60 million people flew with them in 2008. That's more than any other European airline.
Nikolai.