1. 5 of the 9 diversions were Stobarts, which can actually use 07/25.
2. The length of the Runway in Cork does not affect it's operations, the largest operation ORK could expect is 767 ops which it can handle without problems.
3. 07/25 cannot be extended due to terrain, housing and roads on both sides, just as 17/35 cannot be extended for the same reasons.
4. Building of the M20 would offer a far more effective counterweight to Dublin than extending of a Runway at ORK.
5. Several fog diversions each year, CAT III ILS cannot be implemented in ORK either.