Talks between Ryanair and the union representing Dublin-based pilots are expected to get underway this week.
On Friday, the airline agreed to allow a third party to intervene in the long-running dispute which has already seen four days of strike action.
A fifth day is still planned for this Friday.
Former head of the Workplace Relations Commission Kieran Mulvey will now try to bring both sides together.
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Professor in Employment Law at Maynooth University Michael Doherty said: "Both sides will need to put behind all of the grievances that they've built up over the years and really get down to sorting this out."
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