Management of Irish Rail and its unions will meet at the Workplace Relations Commission today as part of efforts to avoid a train drivers strike.

SIPTU and the NBRU plan to hold two three-hour work stoppages on Friday the 23rd of October and the 6th November.

The company says the action could cause serious disruption for passengers on ALL of its train services.

All parties are due to meet at the Workplace Relations Commission at noon today.