160,000 passengers face disruption by rail stoppages

With no sign of a last-minute intervention, 48 hours of strikes on the country’s railways affecting up to 160,000 passengers will begin tomorrow morning.

Businesses in Dublin city centre warned last night traders in the capital face daily revenue losses of €25m to €30m in the Irish Rail pay dispute.

DublinTown (formerly Dublin City BID) which represents 2,500 businesses in the city centre, yesterday appealed to all parties to use the State’s dispute resolution infrastructure to find a way through the current impasse and avert industrial action.