Originally Posted by
studentflyer3412
I'm not sure what you mean by "return," but will assume you mean a one-way flight since you later write "direct one way." If this is the case, Norwegian has a one way Dublin to New York on 4/23 for $351.50 and a flight on 4/29 for $372.60 (it gets as low as $317.50 on 4/21). All of the above flights have a layover in Oslo, but I'd gladly take a layover (its only a 2.5 hour layover for the 4/21 flight) to save more than $200 on a ticket.
Although you're not "new", welcome to flyertalk. I'm not sure why you've bumped this old thread, but return means round trip. (Direct one way means not direct the other)
Also, it's not just a 2.5 hour layover. Flying via Oslo is 12.5 hrs travel time on the outbound, and 15.5 on the way back. Nonstop is 6.75/7.5. Stop in London is under 10.
$700 roundtrip is not a great deal on this route, particularly on a LCC that has less pitch, no food, charges for seat reservations, and doesnt include any checked bags ($59 each). You could fly Aer Lingus or American nonstop on those dates for about $870, but fares often dip lower.