Airport staff to join bus and rail strike

Visitors planning to travel to Ireland to celebrate St Patrick’s Day face transport chaos tonight after airport staff voted to join bus and rail workers in strike action on the day after the national holiday.

Staff at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports will hold a six-hour work stoppage from 7.30am to 1.30pm on March 18 to coincide with a move by employees at the state-owned public transport company, CIE.