Talks in effort to avert rail strikes

Management and trade unions representing drivers at Irish Rail will return to the talks table today as efforts continue to avert a bank holiday weekend strike.

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has accepted an invitation to attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

NBRU general secretary Dermot O’Leary said they had accepted the invitation “on the basis that the full compliment of issues associated with the productivity agenda, inclusive of previous contributions of train drivers will be addressed”.