Strikes set to affect 400,000 Dublin Bus users each day

Strikes at Dublin Bus look set to go ahead after talks between management and unions failed to resolve the impasse over staff pay and conditions.

After almost five hours of discussions, unions emerged to say no progress had been made. Unless there is another intervention, three 48-hour strikes will now go ahead on September 8 to 9, 15 to 16, and 23 to 24.

A recent Labour Court decision recommending 8.2% increases over three years was comprehensively rejected by the two driver unions at the company, Siptu and the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU).