Ryanair seeks to ID ‘defamatory’ online parties

Ryanair has secured a High Court order compelling Eircom to disclose the identities of two anonymous parties who have been making posts about it on a pilot’s website which the airline says is “highly defamatory”.

The airline claims the false material that impugns Ryanair’s excellent safety record has been posted on the PPRuNe website, known as the Professional Pilots Rumour Network, by two parties using the pseudonyms ASFKAP and Built4Speed.

Ryanair sought the orders because it intends to sue the two parties. The orders were granted yesterday by Mr Justice Paul Gilligan.