Yeah - it was a premuim rate number. 10p per minute..
Oh dear. Seems my question might be a bit naive. I wondered if Ryanair have some kind of official cancellation policy that can be used somehow to at least get airport taxes back. Further research on other forums suggests this is difficult. I'm going to be flying out on the same flight and don't want to hear her name being repeated over the tannoy - just adds insult to injury. Should have known better than to book with Ryanair.. had enough conversations with my pilot friend about a certain Leary O'Michael.
Balls. Cheers for the response anyway.