If anything, Ryanair are now far more willing and, dare I say it, more adventurous at Cork than Aer Lingus.
Are you for real?
Out of all there routes only one or two haven't being operated before. PSA and BOD come to mind. Everything else is competing and trying to driver carriers off routes.
We shall see what 2014 brings for FR as NOC, SNN and ORK will have to up their game to get there business. They will be pushing for a deal at SNN and if the rumour on NOC threat is correct, they will also have to offer something more to keep them.
Aer Lingus are demand lead and not capacity and their strategy to maximize yield per passenger. It will be some time before they place another aircraft at Cork or other smaller base and to a lessor extent Dublin.