Cork suffers regularly from poor visibility. I think the runway is Cat II.
EC-ITP has been operating for Manx for at least three years now:
JetPhotos.Net Photo » EC-ITP (CN: BC-789B) Top Fly Fairchild SA227-BC Metro III by John Fitzpatrick
This is the first fatal accident involving a commercial aircraft in Ireland for many years. Can't remember the last one (has there been one since EI-AOM?)