Unfortunately, it looks like the cuts at Shannon are only the start of a new phase of head count reductions.
From The Irish Times, 21 May 2021
Brian Bowden, Aer Lingus chief people officer, repeated to staff on Friday that the carrier would emerge smaller from the pandemic, which meant further redundancies.
“We have now commenced discussion with unions representing employees regarding both immediate and structural changes,” he said.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/...cuts-1.4571761