National bus strike still a possibility

Bus passengers could still face a national strike at the start of the May bank holiday unless Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann managements and the National Transport Authority address drivers’ concerns over the opening of routes to private tender.

There are two driver unions at the two companies, National Bus and Rail Union and Siptu.

At this stage, the NBRU has only indicated that industrial action on May 1 will include a two-hour protest march to the Dail in Dublin and similar protest marches across the country.