"Yet over the last 5months (approx) Ryanair has seemed to have ceased all recruitment for Irish applications only. This has being confirmed off the record, by senior personnel within Ryanair."
Brillant. I'll tell my numerous Irish friends, recently hired (by Ryanair, indeed) and they'll be glad to hear.
I know 2 irish guys who got a positive call a month ago, another 3 who got hired in August, 2 in July and 1 in June. That's not including all the other irish guys I haven't met yet.