Originally Posted by
remphish1
personally I’d like to book an alternative flight but if they refuse to give a refund I don’t want to be out on the refund.
If they cancel the flight, then they have to give you three options, one of them being a full refund. If you go for the refund, then it's your problem to get a new flight to Ireland. Article 8 of Regulation 261/2004.
If they don't cancel the flight, then you won't get any refund. Do note that it is possible that they decide to operate this flight using a different aircraft and instead cancel some other flight.