Former Thomas Cook workers have staged noisy protests outside the UK Business Department amid claims they were "abandoned" by the British Government.

Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) at Irish Rail have voted to accept the Labour Court recommendations on a cost saving plan.

Workers at the Thomas Cook travel agency are today facing into their third day of a lock-in protest.

Workers at Thomas Cook in Dublin are vowing to continue their sit-in protest and said they won't leave the store until the company agrees to negotiate a fairer redundancy deal.