A modest increase in the length of both runways at Cork would resolve a lot of issues there. Landed on 25 in a jet there a few years ago in a strong westerly, right on the numbers. No room for error.
I don't believe that's the issue at all, and the AAIU are of the same opinion. Basically it was the failure of Aer Arann to promptly get a landing check on a runway shorter than 1,500m for the newly promoted captain, and thus the AAIU have issued a safety recommendation for them to now do this at the earliest opportunity. In fact the captain remarked to the FO following the go around, ''If only I had 25 (referring to qualification to be able to land on Runway 25).'' Basically he had done everything he should have, and had he been able to land on 25 this would have been a non-event, the fact he had to increase his vApp to consider the wind conditions at the time and indeed as there was visible windshear on approach and gusts this led to the commander being +5 above the decided vApp which in turn with the wind gust from 240 degrees led to the bounce and incorrect interpretation they had touched down leading to a nose heavy landing and subsequent (immediate) go around. As has been said, the operator should have promptly given a check ride for runways shorter than 1,500m, (knowing that Cork suffers from these sorts of winds regularly and that it's the operators second largest point of operations) this should have been a priority as the commander was scheduled to be flying from Cork.