Luas strike on Patrick’s Day

Tens of thousands of regular commuters and overseas visitors face the headache of making their way around Dublin without the Luas on St Patrick’s Day following a decision by Luas employees to stage further work stoppages.

In a statement last night, Siptu members who work for Transdev, the company which operates Luas, announced two additional 24-hour work stoppages in their dispute over pay and conditions.

The two dates, decided on by workers, are March 8 and March 17. These are in addition to an already scheduled 48-hour stoppage which is set to begin on Thursday at 4am and on top of a strike last Thursday and Friday which caused major disruption to around 90,000 customers.