Unions and management at Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann are returning to the Labour Relations Commission in a bid to stave off further strike action at both companies.

SIPTU and the NBRU have called two more days of action this Friday and Saturday.

Both companies sustained huge losses after the last strike during the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Head of HR with Dublin Bus Philip Donohue says he hopes they can avoid more disruption;

Head of the Labour Relations Commission Kieran Mulvey says the talks could take a number of days: