Journalists in Ireland and Britain on strike after pay talks break down

Journalist Michael O' Toole, third from right, and colleagues striking in front of Jim Larkin. Picture: Michael O' Toole

Journalists at Reach Plc newspapers in Ireland and across Britain are beginning a strike on Wednesday after talks to resolve a pay dispute broke down. 

NUJ members stood alongside the 1,150 journalists taking part in one of the most significant walkouts the company has seen from papers including the Mirror, Star, Express, Daily Record, Sunday Mail, Western Mail, Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo, Bristol Post, Birmingham Mail, The Journal, South Wales Evening Post and the Live websites including Dublin Live, and Belfast Live.