I HAVE just become aware that Iarnród Eireann intends to charge commuters approximately €2 per day to park at Mallow rail station from next week.

FOUR marine officers who barricaded themselves inside the control room of the Isle of Inishmore in Pembroke finally emerged last night, bringing the bitter Irish Ferries dispute to a conclusion.

Four Irish Ferries workers staging a 17-day lock-in on one of the firm’s ships today thanked the tens of thousands of protesters who marched during yesterday’s national day of protest.

Dublin port workers tonight voted to support Irish Ferries staff fighting attempts to replace them with cheaper foreign labour, by refusing to handle any of the firm’s ships.