Ferries to resume service after talks deal

IRISH FERRIES will today begin resuming services after Government intervention resulted in a breakthrough in the 11-day-old dispute between workers and management at the company.

Ferries to resume service after talks deal

The development came after the Government’s industrial relations trouble-shooting body, the National Implementation Body (NIB), yesterday outlined five steps aimed at resolving the bitter stand-off.

The dispute centres on proposals by Irish Ferries to introduce low-cost foreign crews on one of its routes. However, SIPTU, fearful the move would eventually be repeated for all routes, voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.

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