In theory Kerry should be able to capture much of the traffic from the South West and mid west as its within two hours drive of both Cork and Limerick. Some Cork people had no problem driving to Shannon in order to save a few bob.
The only problem is that Ryanair lost money in each of the five years at Shannon and this may make them cautious about Kerry as a result.
Objectively Cork would be the best location for a Ryanair base but of courses that raises the question of DAA charges and head to head competition with Aerlingus.
In any event Kerry can look forward to growth in 2010 which is more than can be said for any of the DAA airports.