Ryanair’s pilot talks, Leslie Buckely and the cybersecurity specialists and media mergers

Ryanair has agreed to release pilots' representatives from their duties today to allow them take part in its first meeting with Irish trade union Impact in a move that guarantees that Wednesday's threatened strike will not go ahead. Barry O'Halloran has the details

Security consultants Derek Mizak and John Henry were named in court yesterday in connection with the case being taken by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement against Independent News & Media's chairman Leslie Buckley in relation to certain documents pertaining to a "potential data breach" at the company. Mark Paul, Colm Keena and Mary Carolan report on the case and explain who the consultants are and what they do.

In some breaking news overnight, Bombardier has told the United States International Trade Commission that its new partnership with Airbus to build CSeries planes could deliver around $300 million in new foreign direct investment and create potentially 500 jobs for the US.

Finally, in her weekly column, Laura Slattery finds that this year was one of consolidation and convergence in the media sector - making it rather similar to 2016.