No trains are running today as Irish Rail workers hold a second strike day.
There's been little progress in resolving the pay dispute over the last week.
No trains will operate on any routes today, Tues 7th November, due to industrial action. Full info incl refunds: https://t.co/RqguZY1cxG
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) November 7, 2017
There's been no formal contact between unions and management at Irish Rail since mid-October.
And yesterday the head of the rail company urged unions to go to the Labour Court over the pay claim.
Next stop Heuston - but you won’t get far from there today #RailStrike pic.twitter.com/HrvG2kZZFL
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) November 7, 2017
David Franks expressed concern that a prolonged dispute is becoming a reality, and that the financial impacts of that will hit the pockets of workers and undermine the company's ability to give a pay rise.
Irish Rail will lose around 900,000 euro every day of the strike, with three more planned.
This morning some private companies are running extra routes but rail tickets won't be valid on other modes of public transport.
People are being advised to leave extra time for their journeys today with large volumes of traffic expected on the roads
