Bus, rail strike cancelled as minister backs down

The bus and rail strike planned for next week looks to have been averted after plans to privatise certain Dublin Bus routes were dropped late last night by the Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan.

Bus, rail strike cancelled as minister backs down

The bus and rail strike planned for next week looks to have been averted after plans to privatise certain Dublin Bus routes were dropped late last night by the Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan.

The minister’s u-turn has saved the day for commuters after National Bus and Rail Union leaders announced that all impending strike action has been called off.

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