Ryanair seeks injunction preventing pilots' strike from going ahead

Ryanair is to ask the High Court for an order preventing its Irish based pilots from going on strike next week.

In it proceedings, Ryanair DAC is seeking an injunction preventing the trade union Forsa, which is the parent union of IALPA which represents approximately 180 Dublin based pilots directly employed by the airline, from striking for 48 hours commencing on midnight on August 22 next.