I'll start off by shooting down a few rumours which have been going on here since the start of this thread in 2005:
1. They don't hire Irish pilots. - Yes they do.
2. They don't hire cadets above 30. -Yes they do
3. They don't take second time applicants. -Yes they do.
I have friends who fall into categories 1 and 2. Myself I was in DUB last week, good news a few days later. I was unsuccessful in 2013.
FR1601 4.4.2016 in EMA. There's a group on facebook for those of us on the same TR course.