Irish Rail drivers will meet today to decide what form of industrial action they will take.

On Monday members of SIPTU and The National Bus and Rail Workers Union voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a dispute over payment for past productivity.

Members of SIPTU voted 92 per cent in favour while members of the NBRU backed the strike by 95 per cent.

SIPTU Organiser Paul Cullen says that they have done all they can to resolve this issue;