BEagle, there is a way of buying tickets with Ryanair and not helping their profits.... it is not a method I would advocate, but probably effective.
1. Buy a cheap suitcase.
2. Fill with old clothes that you don't mind never seeing again.
3. Buy the cheapest Ryanair ticket from the airport nearest you- destination unimportant.
4. Go to airport, check in, hand over suitcase as checked baggage.
5. Wait till they start calling your name for boarding, then tell them you've changed your mind.
Admittedly, you'll have paid for a ticket with them, but the delay will probably cost the company more!
As I said, I do not suggest you do this; I never found the nerve myself, but it is a potential nuisance that the no-frills carriers are particularly vulnerable to.