Commuters face disruption as bus strike threatened

THOUSANDS of commuters in Dublin could face travel difficulties today after a strike yesterday affected 19 bus routes in the city.

The unofficial industrial action was launched by drivers working at the Harristown depot in north Dublin, sparked by unhappiness among some workers at recent Labour Court recommendations regarding the revised schedules for the 128 route.

Those recommendations were due to come into effect yesterday, only for some drivers to launch an unofficial strike, leading to the 128 route from Clongriffin to Palmerstown Park being closed down.