This has been rumoured for a long time and it certainly is a start. As TTT says it will be operated by Ryan International. This will be a scheduled charter so the SNN rule does not apply. However the fact is that the SNN rule NEVER applied in Cork's case and there actually was never any obstacle for a Cork-USA scheduled service. (An extremely well kept secret clause in the agreement exempted Cork). It is interesting that it took so many years for this to be revealed.
It will also be interesting to see how EI react and whether they might introduce a Cork-USA service next year. Rumour has it that AA has also voiced their preference to a ORK-BOS service over SNN.
Watch this space