Full rail services will operate this morning, after more than 18 hours of negotiations to resolve a dispute at Irish Rail.
Industrial action was called off when talks finished up at the Workplace Relations Commission just before 4 o'clock this morning.
UPDATE: Full rail services will operate today. Industrial action called off as talks conclude & matters referred to Labour Court.
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) November 6, 2015
All matters in the dispute with train drivers over payment for past productivity and a reduction in working hours are now being referred to the Labour Court.
All mainline, commuter and Dart services will be fully operational from 6am, but delays are to be expected.
The Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe has welcomed the decision to call off the strike.
In a statement the minister has commended the Workplace Relations Commission for its attempts to find a resolution to the dispute with the parties.
“The fact that the threatened strike action at Irish Rail was called off in the early hours of the morning, at nearly 4am, will come as a welcome relief to many commuters, although this may have come too late for many of those planning to use the trains this morning. Clearly there were determined efforts by all involved to seek a resolution to the dispute, which unfortunately was not possible. I welcome the fact that matters will now be discussed further at the Labour Court. As I have said many times in the past, the industrial relations resolution bodies of the State are the ones best placed to find a solution and to mediate in such instances.”
