I recently e-mailed the Aer Lingus Employment Section and was politly informed that, "the Board of Management held a special board meeting
on Monday 9th April to discuss the issues that currently face the airline
and, following that meeting, they have suspended all recruitment with
immediate effect.
They are holding further meetings over the next number of weeks, at which
point we hope to have a better idea of the manpower requirement for the
Company."
Hope that helps!