Mr. Michael O'Leary:

Shannon is faster, but it is a difficult pull. It is a reasonably difficult sell to persuade people to go to Shannon Airport to spend the weekend in Galway. They generally find it much easier to come to Dublin, do a day's shopping and then go and do whatever it is they wish to do. We are happy, though, to carry people to Galway through Knock, Shannon or Dublin airports. All these options are available to people.