1,200 Irish Life workers to take strike action

1,200 workers at Irish Life in Dublin and Dundalk are to hold two, one day, strikes.

The action has been announced for December 17 and January 20.

A dispute has been ongoing since the beginning of November, over a new pay model.

Unite, which represents the staff, also has said the company is refusing to attend the Labour Court.

The strikes are an escalation of four two-hour stoppages.