Bórd na Móna strike 'likely if company doesn't engage', say unions

"We don't want to have to pull that trigger (to strike), but if we do…Bórd na Móna don’t tend to engage meaningfully and if that's their approach on this one then yes, it's going to end up in a dispute."

Unions at Bórd na Móna say industrial action at the company is looking increasingly likely.

The comments come after management announced it is to close its peat briquette plant in Littleton in Tipperary by next April with the loss of 69 permanent jobs.