Go for it if you have money enough
Mach trim,
you may have to start with a contract with no assigned base. This is a flexible situation as you will be rostered (and told that it is legal) to work out of different airports with positioning being accounted for or considered as rest time.
As soon as you start an enquiry about a fixed base you will face the music. It will not be the base you dreamed of and you will be forced to accept a serious drop in your monthly gratifications (about 15%) as well as increase in the scheduled days as you will have to provide unpaid standby at the base of their choice.
Abuse is a standard situation you will have to face however your performance is....
The CAA has no right to review or investigate internal issues...it is an Irish Airline...
The often named person sitting in STN and holding the strings has mentioned more than once that a contract pilot does not need to be sacked....he/she will simply not be rostered anymore.
Since the introduction of the self-sponsored route into a contract with any of the agencies acting for RyanAir for several pilots the aforementioned procedure became fact.