First time with Ryan Air

we are OAPs and never have any trouble with Ryan air,I prefer to print off boarding passes and can do it weeks out and works grand.

That website (apart from just being an Amazon associate link dump) has basically copied everything on the Ryanair site that they already heavily push on all bookings. Every charge, late fee etc they tell you when making the booking and checking in etc.

Been using RA for years and they are no different than AL except being cheaper for the same service

If you're planning a carry-on and a personal item into the cabin you'll need to have booked "priority and 2 cabin bags". Otherwise you'll need to add a checked 10kg bag to your booking and drop it at the bag drop.

Absolute worst case scenario is that they want to shake you down for more money, realistically they don't check too closely beyond something that looks like a cabin bag and something that looks like a 'small bag', it just takes too much time.

If you're cutting it that close, just be one of the last to board and the only thing the crew will be worried about is closing the gate as soon as possible. You're really overthinking this.

There’s absolutely no issue, and no new rules.

No idea where you got that notion from?

I fly regularly with Ryanair and have never had anything other than a pleasant, efficient and generally good value experience.

IIt's a straightforward experience, nothing specifically troublesome or different that i know of.

We fly with them all the time for our sun holidays.

Flew Aer Lingus a few times going to various EU locations and cant say I noticed anything different or special.

Follow the rules and it's fine.

Don't follow the rules and it's a fine.

Seriously just turn up in good time and make sure your bags are the right size and weight to comply with your booking and you should be ok .