The Labour Court recommendation could be worth around €3,500 to members of the Gardaí.

The offer has led to the GRA and the AGSI calling off today's planned strike, at the eleventh hour.

But it has also prompted a wave of new pay demands from other unions.

But what is in the deal?

Industry Correspondent with the Irish Times Martin Wall says among the major wins for Gardaí was securing a rent allowance for new recruits in the short term: