New D/E FO Pay is 54,700 PA.
Cadet Entry FO pay is 41,500 PA for first 24 months. ppjn..
Doing the maths from above I'd say a good guess is aerlingus will pay 25K, the other 75k is from your own pocket!
There are still a few sons and daughters of rich irish familys that can afford this so goodluck to them.
All they need to do is bribe the aptitude test people