Any question answered...

"I fly with Ryanair from Stansted a lot and never get there earlier than an hour or so before the flight is due to take off. I think they're pretty quick at the security part and there always seems to be a lot of staff there."

Mind you, I never fly with Ryanair, haven't done so for five or six years, and would never do so again for all the love and money in the world. Things might have changed for the better, but I very much doubt it.