Mr. Reid Moody:

We covered it earlier with the importance of the Dublin hub. We have to make sure that a national aviation policy looks at the country overall. Therefore, there is a potentially detrimental impact to Dublin as a hub if we look at other European hubs. Dublin aside, both Cork and Shannon are very well connected into Heathrow, which is one of the biggest hubs globally.

To address the initial question, it is something we are really interested in. Our communications team and our marketing team, both internally and in conjunction with the relevant tourism bodies across the country, are very keen to exploit all the opportunities the Ryder Cup or potential opening stages of the Tour de France would bring as they are huge events. Our commitment to global events can be seen, for example, in American college football. We try to maximise those opportunities and bring as many people here as possible. Exploiting tourism and making the country as attractive as possible brings more people in, which increases demand and makes us much more confident in the investment in increased growth.