Ryanair and union may return to mediation following court clash

Ryanair and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) could return to mediation in a pay dispute that saw the pair clash in court this week. This week the High Court ordered members of Ialpa – part of trade union Fórsa – in Ryanair not to strike Thursday and Friday this week in a dispute over pay. Irish-based pilots were preparing to down tools after talks aimed at averting the strike collapsed last week, but Ryanair sought an injunction to halt the industrial action. While the court adjourned the matter to next month, mediator Kieran Mulvey is understood to have suggested to both sides that they return to the process early next month. Ryanair has said that it is willing to re-enter mediation. Fórsa-Ialpa said that it would study the ruling before deciding on its next step. <br/>