Not cool?
Don't want to be all P.C. here but I whince when I read the word Pikey so often in posts about RYR...
I've always found the Irish to have very good manners and charm in spades. Ryanair management culture is not representative of the Irish IMHO.
One of the most suprising things about RYR (to a Brit ex-RYR pilot) is that they treat their Irish pilots the worst of all. The Dublin pilots have been the strongest rock in fighting the management oppression within the company and the rest of us owe them a great debt of gratitude. (Which I think is best repaid by joining IALPA / BALPA and forcing union recognition on RYR - go on - it'll be highly entertaining at least!)