It would seem that 2009 will be the worst year in Cork Airport's recent history. FR have announced a massive reduction in their SNN base, from the start of the summer timetable, I believe. They will now base one aircraft in SNN, down from four.
This should attract, at least some, former FR/SNN passengers to ORK and help boost numbers, it might help EI's yields out of the airport too. EI and ORK need to do a lot of advertising in the region, though as people will not know about all the destinations available from ORK. The natural instinct may be to look straight at DUB or NOC.
As for the carparking, I think some of the issue is ORK does not have a private off-site carpark. As an example, I can park at MAN for four/five days for 13GBP, admittedly the carpark is off-site and a 5minute mini-bus transfer is required, but they do pick-up and drop from the forecourt of the appropriate terminal, which is very handy, especially for those with luggage, etc.
Brian.