Latest: Jobs on the line as unions and management hope for Bus Éireann deal today

Unions hope to have a deal to put to members by the end of the day.

Update 1.10pm: Jobs are on the line this lunchtime as all parties push for a deal in the Bus Éireann dispute.

Unions and management have promised that an agreement will be reached by this evening to end the long running strike, which has now entered its 18th day.