Rail unions vote for industrial action

Rail passengers are facing days of disruption in the coming weeks after unions voted for a series of 24-hour all-out strikes in their long-running row over pay.

Inter-city, commuter, and Dart services will all be out of action, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded on key travel days.

The first of five strikes is scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, in the middle of schools’ mid-term break. Strikes will also take place on Tuesday, November 14, when Ireland play Denmark at home in the second leg of the World Cup play-offs, and on Friday, December 8, the traditional start of the Christmas shopping period.