Nobody seems to be willing to accept that Shannon was punching above it's weight in terms of routes for quite some time recently. I'd argue that it's still doing so (and I'm quite happy to see this) in terms of destinations served.
Shannon still punching above its weight??? Where have you been for the past few months? Ryanair pulled 2 aircraft at the start of April and there's at least another one (or 2?) going at the end of October! Nearly every Ryanair route from Shannon has been either reduced in frequency or axed! In terms of longhaul, Shannon to Chicago is widely rumoured to be axed.