3,417 days lost due to strikes

A total of 3,417 employee working days were lost due to industrial disputes — the vast majority down to May’s Bus Eireann strike — in the second quarter of the year.

Figures published by the CSO yesterday show that the number marked a considerable improvement on the corresponding three-month period last year, when 7,754 days — 56% more — were lost.

However, the period was also significantly up on the first quarter of the year, when just 228 days were lost to disputes.