Public sector pay talks: What is the Government offering and will the strike go ahead?

Government and unions are negotiating a revised pay offer worth up to 17.8% for lower-paid public sector workers

(left to right) Deputy general secretary of SIPTU Adrian Kane, INMO general secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha, Kevin Callinan Forsa's senior general secretary and Irish National Teachers' Organisation general secretary John Boyle join public sector workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, during a 24-hour strike. Picture: Press Association

Government and union representatives are back at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this afternoon as talks resume in a bid to secure a new public sector pay deal and avert Thursday’s planned strike.

The talks follow late-night discussions aimed at bringing both sides back to the negotiating table after the Government put forward a revised pay offer for public sector workers.