Cork city firefighters call off industrial action

Billy Crowley firefighter and SIPTU representative with Cork City Fire Brigade said there was now no need to continue with the action.

Billy Crowley firefighter and Siptu representative with Cork City Fire Brigade said the firefighters have been seeking this outcome all along. Picture: Larry Cummins

Firefighters in Cork City have called off threatened industrial action in response to Cork City Council agreeing to Labour Court negotiations.

It follows a protracted industrial relations dispute between Siptu and council management over staffing levels in the city’s fire service following the 2019 city boundary extension and the closure of Ballincollig station, as previously reported in the Irish Examiner.