Ryanair seeks to ban SIPTU from ever striking at Dublin Airport

RYANAIR have been granted leave to take legal action against SIPTU to try and force the union into an agreement whereby Dublin Airport could never be shut down due to work stoppages or industrial action.

The company will argue before the High Court that the airport is an essential national service and therefore must remain open even in the event of industrial action by Aer Rianta staff.

If successful, it would mean SIPTU would be banned from calling an all-out strike at the airport.