The leadership of the National Bus and Rail Union meets today to consider what form of industrial action they will take at Dublin Bus.

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CIE returned to overall profit last year but has warned that additional funding will be needed if its Bus Éireann division is to avoid generating a loss from its public service obligation (PSO) services this year.

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

If the national bus strikes go ahead next month they will be almost two years to the day after the last time services were ground to a halt.

An anti-racism campaign on Dublin’s public transport is to be highlighted as an example for London, Berlin, Paris and other European cities at a meeting of EU justice ministers over the next two days.

Rail passengers are facing further disruption this morning in the second day of strike action at Iarnród Éireann.

The number of people using Dublin Bus services dropped last year.

SIPTU officers will support the ballot decision by members in Dublin Bus.

SIPTU workers are split on whether or not to accept new Labour Court cost-cutting proposals at Dublin Bus.

Talks have concluded at the Labour Court between management and unions at Dublin Bus.

SIPTU drivers at Dublin Bus are to be balloted for strike action.

Trade union leaders have told public sector workers to brace themselves for payroll cuts and “substantial” work practice changes under Croke Park II because staff reductions will not be enough to meet the Government’s demand for €1bn in savings.

Leo Varadkar says management and workers at Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus need to conclude cost cutting talks within weeks.

Bus and rail passengers are facing fare increases from Dec 1 after the National Transport Authority approved prices rises across the CIÉ group ranging from 2% to almost 18%.

The National Transport Authority has confirmed that increases are to be applied to fares on Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Luas.

Private bus companies say the Government can save €80m in the public transport budget by putting certain bus services to tender.

A lunchtime protest will take place outside the headquarters of Dublin Bus on O'Connell street today against ongoing changes to routes and services.

The Save Our Bus Services group are to take to the streets today to protest against cuts to Dublin Bus services.

A group fighting to save the no. 19 Dublin bus route will hold a protest today.

AN average of five people have died on the roads every year for the past five years over the June bank holiday weekend.

Over 80,000 music fans will make their way to Slane Castle this afternoon to see the US rockers Kings of Leon take to the stage.

Iranród Eireann is advising passengers that there are no Drogheda to Connolly Enterprise trains in either direction following an incident.

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Concert promoters MCD tonight insisted the 80,000 capacity was not breached at this year’s Slane Castle gig.

The National Bus and Railworkers Union (NBRU) is set to announce today whether its members support the Labour Court's recommendations on cost-cutting plans at Dublin Bus.

The Labour Court is due to issue its final word today on the dispute surrounding cost-cutting plans at Dublin Bus.

Threatened strike action by drivers at Dublin Bus this weekend was called off this afternoon following intervention from the Labour Court.

Dublin Bus management and unions representing workers at the company are meeting at the Labour Relations Commission today in a bid to avert strike action this weekend.

Bus drivers are to vote on possible strike action over massive cuts which could see around 600 workers at Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann laid-off.

A 13-year-old schoolboy, who set a girl’s hair on fire as they were travelling on a bus, has been ordered to write a letter of apology and to pay to get her hair restyled.

AER LINGUS passengers will breathe a sigh of relief today if, as expected, SIPTU shop stewards agree to defer a threatened strike planned for next week.

Unions representing striking drivers at Dublin Bus say they are confident that the Labour Court can resolve the dispute centring around the introduction of two new routes.

THE Labour Court has once again been asked to try to end the continuing dispute between Dublin Bus and its drivers and return full services to 60,000 passengers affected around the capital.

The driver of a bus which hit and killed five people outside the Clarence Hotel in Dublin city centre three years ago was supposed to be on a day off but was doing overtime to pay for his daughter to go on holiday.

Holders of free travel passes for public transport will be able to use bus services without any peak-time restrictions from today.

The National Bus and Rail Workers Union (NBRU) has made a pitch for more public transport investment.

The Government is reportedly considering ending peak-time restrictions on free travel for older people.

BUS ÉIREANN will face charges as a result of the fatal Navan bus crash which claimed the lives of five schoolgirls in Co Meath earlier this year.

Development plans for the new Lansdowne Road Stadium moved to a new phase today with the awarding of the design and project management contracts for the stadium.

A community campaign was highly successful in cutting down on costly vandalism on Dublin Bus routes, a transport conference heard today.