Moneypoint strike deferred for 24 hours

Strike action at the ESB's Moneypoint plant has been deferred for 24 hours to finalise proposals to settle the dispute.

Following nine hours of talks at the LRC yesterday, the TEEU agreed to defer placing pickets on the Co Clare plant.

The row centres on claims that 200 Polish workers have not been paid for more than six weeks and are now losing their jobs.

It is hoped that proposals to settle the dispute, including the payment of eight weeks wages and continued employment, will be finalised by the LRC later today.