Irish Rail may be heading into a winter of discontent.
New timetables are being set to be implemented from the end of January, with DARTs potentially operating at ten minute intervals during peak times.
However, the National Bus & Rail Union says this won't happen unless there's been a full agreement by all of its members, claiming that Irish Rail are being disingenuous prior to this agreement:
A previous disagreement between the NBRU and Irish Rail resulted in a three-hour strike during the October Bank Holiday, while a second strike was called off at the 11th hour when both sides agreed to attend Labour Court.
In response, Irish Rail's corporate communications manager Barry Kenny has announced that new drivers are being brought in for these extra trains:
