A Fathers4Justice campaign calling for the recognition and protection of the rights of the father in relation to the unborn child is now likely to go ahead in Cork, it emerged tonight. 

Management from Bus Éireann will today meet with protesters following a blockade the firm claims caused major inconvenience yesterday to early-morning passengers in Cork.

A driver union at Dublin Bus confirms that it is to press ahead with full strike action with stoppages likely in a matter of weeks.

Cork County Council is to write to Bus Éireann to say that there are no issues with the road on which a school bus crashed in North Cork earlier this month.

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a crash on the M11 earlier this morning that resulted in the M50 being closed for seven hours.

Unions representing drivers at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus will return to the talks table at the Labour Relations Commission later.

Talks aimed at averting a two-day strike at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus broke down at the Labour Relations Commission yesterday which means that hundreds of thousands of commuters face travel chaos this weekend.

A trade union representing bus drivers has launched a High Court challenge against decisions by the National Transport Authority to put certain routes operated by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus out for private tender.

A national bus strike has taken a step closer with the two largest driver unions in Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus to ballot their members for action over the potential privatisation of up to 10% of bus routes.

An investigation is being launched after a woman cancer patient became trapped inside the baggage compartment of a Bus Eireann coach.

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".

SIPTU drivers in Dublin Bus have voted by an overwhelming majority for strike action in a ballot counted this afternoon.

There has been a potential breakthrough in the ongoing dispute at Bus Éireann this afternoon.

More than 70,000 passengers face travel chaos as striking bus drivers ground the Bus Eireann fleet for a second day.

The FAI’s Disciplinary Committee is awaiting the report of referee Chrissie Buckley following the abandonment of yesterday’s Bus Éireann Women’s National League game between Cork Women’s FC and Dublin’s DLR Waves.

Bus and rail passengers are being reminded to check timetables before they travel today.

FAMILIES face a raft of new charges and stealth taxes this week with the introduction of measures agreed in the budget.

SEVERAL years behind schedule and at a cost of over €50 million, the country’s first integrated ticketing system for public transport services is finally set to become fully operational next month.

Dublin Airport is set to remain closed until at least 8pm this evening and has asked passengers whose flights have been cancelled to leave the building because of what is calls "severe congestion".

AN ELDERLY man who suffered severe brain injuries and is now effectively blind as a result of being struck by a bus while crossing a busy road in Cork city has secured €300,000 in settlement of High Court proceedings.

Motorists are being warned of dangerous driving conditions again today given another night of freezing temperatures.

Proposed new laws designed to open up the bus market to private companies actually stifles competition, Fine Gael claimed today.

THE Fiat motor company had made changes to the design of its Punto car following a fatal crash in Kerry last year, an inquest heard yesterday.

DUBLIN bus drivers will meet today to decide if they will restore night-time services to parts of Finglas following a series of violent incidents on routes serving the north Dublin suburb over the past few weeks.

Stricken bank Northern Rock was today named as one of seven blue chip firms set for relegation from the FTSE 100 Index in its biggest shake-up since the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Up to 500 Dublin Bus drivers have taken part in a protest in Dublin city centre today as part of the strike action taking place at the company's Harristown depot.

Disruption to thousands of Dublin Bus customers is possible from tomorrow.

BUS Éireann and Dublin Bus could be forced to repay millions of euro they have received from the State if a European Commission probe launched yesterday finds the aid was illegal.

BUS drivers warned yesterday they may consider industrial action if the Government does not urgently invest in improving the country’s school bus fleet.

Pupils at a secondary school in the Midlands were tonight numb with shock after a bus crash claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy and injured many others.

Bus Eireann was today charged with owning a defective vehicle during the Navan bus crash.

Gardaí have smashed a fraud scheme which allowed people to travel free on public transport with fake travel cards, it emerged tonight.

A BUS contractor who employed a convicted sex offender as a driver was still ferrying children to and from a special needs school this week.

People were today warned of the dangers of drink-driving, as the transport network and leisure facilities geared up for a busy bank holiday weekend across the country.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night lashed out at striking bus and rail workers who brought public transport to a standstill yesterday.

THE PROSPECT of a crippling strike action by CIÉ increased further yesterday after Transport Minister Seamus Brennan failed to deliver a promised response to union concerns.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has criticised CIE unions and workers for embarking on their "no fares" protest today.

A BUS driver who regularly drove 70 children to school has been awarded €6,000 after Bus Éireann refused him a job driving in a city centre, arguing the stress would be bad for his heart.