Commuters to endure 21st day of bus strike; Labour Court recommendation due at lunchtime

Commuters will today endure a 21st day of the Bus Éireann strike as a Labour Court recommendation aimed at ending the dispute is not due until lunchtime, meaning services cannot run until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

Another full day of talks at the court — the sides have been in mediation for a full week now between the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court — finally ended shortly before 9pm last night with confirmation that a recommendation would be issued today.

As he emerged from the Labour Court Bus Éireann acting CEO Ray Hernan said: “Unfortunately and very regrettably, the unions have decided not to do so [call off the pickets] until such time as the court has issued its recommendation.