Originally Posted by irishguy28

Beware: if you request a refund (i.e. don't accept their rebooking option, or even wait around to hear what the rebooking options would be), you lose all further rights. There can be no "claim your expenses" if you request a refund of the flight.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont...15(01)&from=EN

So basically:
- if you want to incur no further expense, then wait for whatever Ryanair offers, which may mean significant delays to your schedule
- if you need to "take control" of the situation and rebook yourself, all you can get back from Ryanair is the cost of the ticket you are forfeiting. All extra costs that you incur by making a new booking are at your expense.