LATEST: Taoiseach appeals to management and unions at Bus Éireann to resolve dispute

LATEST: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has claimed that competition on intercity and motorway routes is not solely to blame for the threat of Bus Eireann going bust.

Update 1.55pm:The Taoiseach has appealed to management and unions at Bus Éireann to sit down and resolve the dispute.

Customers are facing no services with the prospect of an all-out strike following the collapse of talks yesterday at the workplace relations commission.