"'If you send an injunction to take down material, you shine a spotlight on it' A senior manager at Aer Lingus has told a tribunal she feared that a pilot-turned-whistleblower would enjoy the "Barbara Streisand effect" if an injunction was sought to stop him posting online about his dispute with the airline."
"Company secretary Méadbh Gallagher was giving evidence as the airline opened its defence of whistleblower penalisation and unfair dismissal against Aer Lingus Ltd by sacked airline captain Tom O'Riordan before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this week."
Company secretary Méadbh Gallagher told a tribunal that seeking an injunction to stop a pilot-turned-whistleblower posting about his dispute could trigger a 'Barbara Streisand effect' by drawing greater attention to the material. Gallagher gave evidence as Aer Lingus opened its defence against claims of whistleblower penalisation and unfair dismissal. The claims were brought by sacked airline captain Tom O'Riordan. The hearing is before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Aer Lingus Ltd is defending its actions related to the dispute. Company officials weighed the risk that legal action might magnify the whistleblower's reach and public interest in the dispute.
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