Irish Rail postpones dismissal of striking workers

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN has postponed issuing dismissal notices to workers who have mounted an unofficial picket in Cork after one of them agreed to abandon the protest.

The worker, who is a member of the National Bus Railworkers’ Union (NBRU), agreed yesterday that he would report for normal duty with the company today.

A total of 14 line maintenance workers have blocked track laying on the €105 million Cork-Midleton line for the past two weeks. Four of the picketing workers are members of the NBRU, while the remaining 10 are SIPTU members.