The High Court has heard that a woman who claims she is a 'whistleblower' has been dismissed from her job at IBM.

Beate Schmid is facing jail for contempt of court for refusing to hand over a memory stick which contains confidential company files.

The case has been put back until October to allow her instruct new lawyers.

The 59-year-old has previously told the High Court that she discovered millions of euro worth of 'severe discrepancies' in the sales records of computer giant.