Almost every street market in the country will have at least one stall where you can buy a barrel bag ( https://tinyurl.com/y7mqe8t9 ), or something similar, that conforms to Ryanair's requirements. Just remember to take a tape measure with you when you go shopping!
Yes Clover Ryan Air are that tight,their rules on cabin bags changed earlier this year.
Ummmm have you traveled this year? I travel in 2 weeks and it wasn't a cheap flight by any means.
they just don't have that much room in their overhead lockers, with the aircraft they use. But they don't want people to check luggagge in because loading and unloading takes time and makes flights late, which means the airports charge you more, which means fares go up.
Remember that you can take a larger bag too, free of charge, if you're prepared to wait for it in the baggage reclaim area. (You simply take it to the gate, along with your small bag, and they put it in the hold).
Ummmm:
As from January of this year, Ryanair customers who pay for 'Priority and 2 Cabin Bags' can take both a regular cabin bag and a much smaller bag (such as a handbag) into the cabin.
Customers who don't pay that charge can still travel with both bags (with no baggage charges) but the larger bag has to be presented at the gate (rather than 'checked in' on arrival at the airport) and is then put into the hold (meaning that the passenger will have to wait for it to arrive on the baggage carousel upon arrival).