Re: CORK
Ireland generally punches above its wait in terms of transatlantic services. The fact that the alternative to a direct flights is to fly east before you fly west helps greatly.
EI tested the Runway at Cork last year for 330 operations but we never heard the results. However the fact that they keep telling their staff and the local community that JFK is a live option must be encouraging.
If the runway is too short why not say so and put the pressure back on the airport authority.