Two workers at a building site in Lucan Co. Dublin are occupying a tower crane tonight in protest at pay and conditions.
Their trade union Unite says the workers have been locked out of their workplace for seven weeks, and occupied the crane
after the company, JJ Rhatigan, refused to engage with them.
The site is a major school building project at Kishoge Community College.
Unite Regional Officer Tom Fitzgerald said the bricklayers were earning less than 5 euro an hour.
He said the union's foremost concern tonight, is for the safety of its members.
