If you want a pint every night it's wise to live by a pub, Belfast has been and always will be the business capital of Northern Ireland newry/Derry/Londonderry /Armagh/Lisburn are in my opinion only city's by default. A good road network would make a world of difference compared to Derry airport. How much realistically does the airport contribute to the economy? I'm open for figures, how many hotel rooms got filled as a direct result etc etc piling money into the airport is only a short term solution and I fear what I said above will come true no airport no decent road