Self-interest could have motivated Mary Harney’s intervention in the row over the break-up of CIÉ and Aer Rianta, says Political Reporter Michael O’Farrell.

IBEC has made a last-minute appeal to SIPTU not to go ahead with its 24-hour work stoppage in CIÉ which is scheduled to begin at midnight.

Commuters across Ireland are likely to face disruption to bus and train services within two weeks, trade union leaders warned today.

Ireland's public transport system has ground to a halt as bus and rail workers begin a four-hour stoppage in protest at Government plans to break up CIE and privatise bus routes in Dublin.