The union which co-ordinated the Dunnes Stores strike has welcomed news that collective bargaining legislation could be enacted within months.

Mandate trade union says the government's commitment to enact collective bargaining legislation within months is 'better late than never'.

The Government has given a commitment to enact collective bargaining legislation by mid-2015.

Apart from a couple of workers dolefully scrubbing shelves, and a few bemused tourists wandering deserted aisles, the scene in many a Dunnes Stores yesterday was one of complete and utter emptiness.

The trade union Mandate has said more industrial action is likely at Dunnes Stores if management refuses to engage in meaningful talks.

Thousands of Dunnes workers have placed pickets at stores across the country today.

Over 6,000 Dunnes Stores workers are expected to go on strike across the country today.