Cafe owner Richard Jacob slams TDs for taking €2k rise during Bus Éireann strike

The owner of a Cork city cafe has criticised “grossly overpaid” TDs for accepting a €2,000 pay rise during a bus strike which has left major cities outside the capital without public transport for over two weeks.

Richard Jacob, who runs Idaho Cafe off St Patrick’s St, said: “Our politicians, especially those in government, are completely insulated from the harsh realities this strike has had on the ground.

"We elected these people to govern — not to sit back and just let this strike play out. And they accepted a pay rise while the strike was going on. That degree of insulation is terrifying.”