UPDATE
I travelled on the now famous Dublin-Agadir flight 18:35 (Eirjet A320) on the 19th August that firstly turned back to Shannon, then to Dublin. The following is mostly a transcript of events and how I found my service at the hands of Eirjet
1) My first worry was the visual condition of the aircraft. No logos, dirty, and well used. I commented to my girlfriend on boarding that "they must have bought it off Aeroflot". Little did we know what would happen after. The intercom then failed as cabin crew were demonstrating safety procedures!
2) The pilot informed us that the delay we had in takeoff from Dublin (2 hours late) was due to "paperwork". I disagree as there was work being done to the aircraft on the ground. That was the start of a long list of mistruths that were told to the passengers by the Pilot.
3) I clearly saw that there was a problem with the left wing lights on takeoff, yet the Pilot told passengers that we would divert to Shannon for "repairs" and that there was nothing to worry about, we would soon be back on course. We turned back to Shannon, burned off fuel, all the time saying our rosaries. Word got around the craft that there was engine trouble, the staff did nothing to dispell this and the Pilot wouldnt say what the issue was. Could he not have said something to ease worries for example "we have a light gone"? In fairness!
4) On landing at Shannon we were told there was no staff to take us off. After waiting for over an hour on board, we were then told we were flying back to Dublin as there was no staff to remove us. The story then changed to "crew flight hours being too long". If we hadn't said rosaries before, how do you think we felt now? What I take offense to is being lied to. IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE BY THE PILOT TO TRAVEL TO AGADIR, WHY GROUND IT IN SHANNON AND THEN TAKE OFF AGAIN TO DUBLIN??? The Pilot lied when he said it was crew flight hours, as he would have known this before landing in Shannon. He is supposed to be intelligent after all.
5) The pilot then told us we would fly at 12pm the next day(Sunday 20th). (we were bussed off to a hotel at 3 in the morning) This flight time again was false, as it was ten hours later.
6) The aircraft we finally boarded on the Sunday night (nicely painted with logos) was very poorly maintained on the inside. Seats didn't fit correctly, didn't match and lights, armrests were not operational. In fairness, this is 2006, not Russia in the ' 70s. Airport staff were taping over air vent holes above the seats on the inside with masking tape before takeoff! Disgracefull.
The takeoff from Dublin that second night was also nerve racking, the aircraft dipped on takeoff and I honestly can say I thought It was all over. I am not usually a nervous passenger, so I can only imagine how others felt.
7) The aircraft we returned to Dublin on last night, a different A320 as I recall, also had shoddy repairs. The armrests were not functional on my seat(seemed to be the wrong seats?) The roof lights that are supposed to go off during takeoff/landing failed to go off over my seat, leaving me in full glare of the lights for the flight duration (aisle seat). Then when my girlfriend started to read a book, the light she switched on started flickering and failed. I commented if this is what the inside is like, what are the mechanicals like? A just comparison I'm sure you would agree.
It seems Eirjet are making a reputation for themselves of being a quite shoddy and unreliable(I remember the Derry incident). I cannot undertsand in this day and age that people have to settle for poor quality and unsafe travel. While there is always a risk to oneself while travelling, I would advise anyone I meet not to fly with Eirjet if they value their own safety