CAA and Aer before them stated clearly that incentives are only for new routes and are not given to predators who decide to compete on existing routes.
So basically Pádraig Ó Céidigh was talking bull about Ryanair recieving incentives for the Dublin route which was making AerArann's extensive high frequency route loss making (11 Daily at the time with RE alone - Ryanair offered 3 daily flights at 99c each-way in 2005) Also you were wrong Ryan2000 bmibaby announced in September 2004 they were ending their London-Gatwick to Prague route and said they didnt believe London would form part of their long-term plans two weeks after the announcement they confirmed they would end the Cork route - it ended on 31 January 2005 they competed head-on with easyJet for 3 days they weren't driven off the route by easyJet. Being honest I highly doubt the CEO of Aer Arann at the time was talking bull.