Proposed deal puts Luas back on track for St Patrick’s Day

A potential deal worth up to nearly 19% for some Luas drivers has meant thousands of people heading to the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin today will be able to take a tram to get there.

After more than 26 hours of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission between Luas operator Transdev and its staff representatives finally yielded a proposed deal for three of the four grades within the company. Importantly, the organisation’s approximately 170 drivers are among those with whom a potential breakthrough has been achieved.

The traffic supervisor grade, of which there are 16 staff members, has still not reached an agreement, though it is believed they are close. They will still be on strike today, but that will not impact on the service.