Shane Ross using ‘Pontius Pilate behaviour’

Transport Minister Shane Ross has been accused of engaging in “classic Pontius Pilate behaviour by hiding behind the industrial relations fig leaf” in the Bus Éireann crisis.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was forced to defend Mr Ross in the Dáil after he was criticised for a lack of involvement in the escalating dispute.

An all-out strike is looming after talks between Bus Éireann and unions collapsed, with both sides blaming one another.