The Workplace Relations Commission has invited both parties in the Luas dispute to take part in talks on Monday.
Yesterday SIPTU and Transdev engaged in separate discussions at the WRC, to see if a basis for full talks could be found.
The row centres on a pay hike of up to 53 percent for tram drivers.
Workplace Relations Commission Director General Kieran Mulvey says it's too early to say if forthcoming strikes will be called off:
Industry Correspondent of the Irish Times Martin Wall says the dispute is being watched very closely:
