"I really hope that this is journo rubbish and that they didn't turn back to Stansted when that close to Derry!"
Considering the runway length at Derry are there any restrictions on FO landings, is it capt. only? Another consideration is the additional workload on the FO, landing back at familiar surroundings, not having to perform a 'short field landing' and of course for operational reasons, replacement crew etc. Why state 'journo rubbish', seems sensible to me, though I suppose Dub would have been closer.