Talks between unions and management at Bus Eireann are ongoing at the Labour Relations Commission this morning after continuing through the night.

More than 100,000 bus passengers face travel disruption today as Bus Éireann drivers begin a second day of strike action that brought at least 95% of services to a standstill yesterday.

Bus Éireann says it hopes to operate as many services as possible tomorrow - despite the fact that workers from the National Bus and Rail Union will go on strike from midnight tonight.

Passengers face uncertainty over the potential levels of disruption from a national bus strike that could begin tomorrow morning.

Bus Éireann has warned unions that prolonged strike action could lead to job and wage cuts.

Bus Éireann says it is open to talks aimed at averting Sunday's planned strike action.

Contrary to comments by a Mr Doyle (Letters, Mar 22), Bus Éireann operates a high-frequency commuter service between Kells and Dublin, with services starting from Kells at 5.30am, and going every 15 minutes at peak-times.

Bus Eireann workers have cancelled their planned strike for tomorrow, following marathon talks at the Labour Relations Commission.

Commuters face travel disruption from the weekend after Bus Éireann workers voted for strike action.

Given the large number of inaccuracies in his short letter on CIE financing (Sep 4) it would appear that Gerry Mullins, CEO of the Coach Tourism and Transport Council, either does not understand how the inter-city coach market works, or was trying to mislead your readers.

BUS ÉIREANN hopes to drop its fuel consumption by at least 5% this year thanks to the introduction of a new driving technique called “eco-driving”.

A new December record for cold temperatures has been recorded at Dublin Airport overnight as theyt hit a low of -11.4C.

Public transport services were largely working as normal this evening, officials said, with gardaí however warning motorists to exercise extreme caution on the roads.

WITH the Premier League season just around the corner, cash-strapped fans can avail ofrecession-busting buses to see their heroes in action.

BUS Éireann estimates the opening of a new green bus route on a busy Limerick city two-mile route could generate, through increased fares, hundreds of thousands of euro every year.

PLUMMETING passenger numbers will inevitably lead to a reduction in bus frequencies and the ending of some routes this year; however, train transport will be less severely affected, it was claimed last night.

Bus Éireann has said it will be reducing the frequency and changing the routes of a number of services this year because it can no longer afford to run them.

With temperatures expected to plummet to minus ten degrees tonight, gardaí are appealing to motorists not to take the car out unless they have to.

TRAVEL in Ireland rarely comes cheap but with the recession in mind Bus Éireann is to extend their €2 twitter.com offer on a number of routes.