But if you know someone at RYR (preferably a captain) they can 'speed up' the process for you with a simple phone call.
That's pure bull! All that stopped about 2 years back. Unless you know the chief pilot or someone else near the top, just follow the procedure.
Why anyone would want to join Ryanair anyway is beyond me. All you guys straight out of training think that all the negative stuff about Ryanair is made up - it's not! Believe me I know after 3 long years