Ryanair must pay the legal costs of its failed High Court challenge against travel measures introduced by the Government in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Justice Garrett Simons ruled last October that the Government had not exceeded its executive powers and trespassed upon the legislative power in relation to the measures.
In a follow-up ruling regarding who should pay the legal costs of the action, estimated to be a low six-figure sum, the judge ruled that there was no reason to depart from the normal rule that the successful party is entitled to its costs.
The judge said that the core issues he had to consider regarding who should pay the costs of the action included if the case raised issues of public interest that would justify