Education Minister Richard Bruton has backed Shane Ross’s insistence the State must not become a “sugar daddy” to end the Dublin Bus strike, claiming it would be a “disaster” to hand over public money to resolve the dispute.

The Green Party is calling on the Transport Minister to outline his vision for the future of public transport.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has warned he will not intervene in the Dublin bus strike, saying he is not a "sugar daddy" and cannot be expected to "ride in on a white horse and shining armour with a cheque book", writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has said that the Dublin Bus dispute will not be resolved by him.

IF YOU live in Cork, Limerick, or Galway and think the Dublin Bus strike doesn’t affect you; fear not, it will, writes Gerard Howlin. 

Dublin Bus users with monthly and yearly tickets are being offered refunds for every day lost in the strike.

Hundreds of thousands of commuters are facing weeks of disruption as Dublin Bus drivers step up their strike action in a deepening pay dispute.

Dublin Bus has confirmed services will terminate tomorrow night at 9pm, ahead of a second two-day strike by drivers on Thursday and Friday.

Striking Dublin Bus workers have urged company bosses to negotiate with them or face intensified industrial action.

Leo Varadkar has admitted the Government does have the power to allow civilians to use bus lanes during the Dublin Bus strike.

Hundreds of thousands of commuters and bus users are facing the first day of strike chaos as Dublin Bus workers shut down the network over a pay dispute.

Gardaí have warned motorists that bus lanes "will operate as normal during operating times" despite the upcoming strike by Dublin Bus workers.

Talks aimed at averting a national rail strike get underway today.

Dublin Bus has improved, but workers' wages have not, a union representative has said today.

SIPTU Dublin Bus drivers have today voted against taking strike action.

A new cost-cutting plan at Dublin Bus will come into force in just over two weeks, the company has confirmed.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar says industrial relations at public transport companies are like "what you would have seen 30 or 40 years ago".

The Transport and Public and Commuter Transport Ministers have warned that Dublin Bus drivers must accept a final cost-cutting proposal.

Dublin Bus has endorsed an independent report into a dispute with drivers over cost-saving, which states no future third party intervention will resolve issues at the company.

Business and union leaders have held talks to try to avert industrial action at Dublin Bus.

SIPTU workers are split on whether or not to accept new Labour Court cost-cutting proposals at Dublin Bus.

The threat of industrial action hangs over Dublin Bus after drivers rejected a new deal aimed at cutting company costs.

Union chiefs at Dublin Bus have said that the the ballot on a deal to stop strike action is too close to call.

Dublin Bus has received the clarification document from the Labour Court on new proposals aimed at cutting costs.

The Labour Court has intervened to bring an end — for now — to the Dublin Bus strike which yesterday left 400,000 workers, shoppers, and tourists without bus services in the capital.

The Dublin Bus strike is a skirmish in a long war.

Hundreds of thousands of commuters face major travel disruption this morning as the Dublin bus strike continues into its third day.

Gardaí are reminding drivers of private cars that they are not permitted to use bus lanes despite the Dublin bus strike.

Over 200,000 commuters in the capital will be left without public transport later as the Dublin Bus strike enters its second day.

No Dublin Bus services will operate today due to industrial action, the company said last night.

The dispute at Dublin Bus will inevitably be settled.

Thousands of Dublin bus passengers were left without transport over one of the busiest bank holiday weekends this year as drivers went on strike.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has criticised the strike at Dublin Bus, saying that it "targets those who have no other alternative to public transport".

Minister for Public Transport Alan Kelly has described today’s strike by Dublin Bus workers as a "bad day for public transport in Ireland".

Bus services in Dublin are set to come to a standstill from midnight tonight.

There is no contingency plan in place in the event of industrial action by bus drivers this weekend, Dublin Bus has confirmed.

Dublin Bus says services should be returning to normal this lunchtime on all routes except those served by the Harristown depot.

A wildcat bus strike spread across the capital today amid claims that drivers have intimidated others attempting to work.

Thousands of commuters are facing more disruption this morning as Dublin Bus drivers engage in a third day of unofficial industrial action.

Dublin Bus says a significant number of drivers based in Clontarf have returned to work after earlier joining a stoppage that has severely disrupted public transport in the capital this morning.

SIPTU members at Dublin Bus are due to be balloted today on a new document from the Labour Court aiming to resolve the dispute over the company's cost-cutting plan.