Court dismisses Ryanair bid to include forensic report on alleged downloading of material

The High Court has refused Ryanair's application to include evidence about the alleged downloading of material from its internal computer system by Peter Bellew in its ongoing action against its Chief Operations Officer.

Mr Justice Senan Allen ruled that evidence that the airline sought to introduce as part of its bid to enforce a non-compete clause contained in Mr Bellew's contract of employment was "irrelevant" to the issues the court must decide in the case.