Why would they do that? EI competition is only new?
FR had planned to cut LPL-DUB from 3 to 2 daily a few days a week and once EI announced they increased to 4 daily. The same for EMA they planned to drop from 2 to 1 daily and resumed the second daily shortly after EI started.
As for EI loads I'm sure it's doing well on busy days, expect there will be some scope for EIR but surprised if there is a full transfer over. Some eye watering fares of 351.00 euro single when I was looking at a close in booking.
As for the EIR fleet it is very busy this summer, also a slight scaling back on EIR subbing lunchtime MAN/BHX on Tue/Wed etc