Transport chiefs accused of aping Oliver Twist

Unions have accused both the board of CIE and management at Iarnrod Éireann of “aping Oliver Twist” in their “embarrassing” approach to seeking funding from government for Ireland’s rail network.

The claim came during yesterday’s 24-hour rail strike, which shut services across Iarnrod Éireann’s intercity, Dart, and commuter routes — the first of five such stoppages planned in the coming weeks.

A joint letter from the five unions representing Iarnrod Éireann staff to the CIE Group described government underfunding as being the “core problem”.