Could YouTake The Challenge?

Just 10 candidates remain for what has been dubbed "the worst job in PR" – head of communications at Ryanair.

The no-frills airline began advertising for the position last month, after it was announced that current incumbent Stephen McNamara would be taking up a similar role at the Irish Rugby Football Union.

Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's chief executive, paid tribute to Mr McNamara, who he said had been "battered and bruised" for four years, and added that the hunt was on to find a "brave soul" to take on the "high profile and incredibly overpaid" challenge.

Now, according to a report in the Irish Independent, the airline has reduced the field to 10 candidates after the latest round of interviews took place last week. It is also understood that the final selection of candidates will be interrogated by Mr O'Leary himself – a daunting task that will only be topped by the actual job of looking after Ryanair's public image.