There will be no cross-border trains on several days this Christmas due to a train strike in the North.
Irish Rail has said the industrial action by trade unions representing Translink workers will see services cancelled on Friday December 15th, Saturday December 16th and Friday December 22nd.
The Dublin to Belfast Enterprise service will continue to run – but only as far as Dundalk.
Iarnród Éireann has apologised for the inconvenience caused.
It said customers who have booked on affected services through its website or app will automatically be refunded.
Translink said it is "disappointed" by the move which will disrupt services "that so many of our passengers rely on particularly at this busy time of the year."
Looking towards Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland in September 2014. Image: Ian Dagnall / AlamyThe strikes will also bring all buses operated by Translink in the North to a standstill.
Workers from Unite, SIPTU and GMB have said the dispute centres over the unions’ demand for a cost-of-living adjustment pay increase.
"Workers are facing a real-terms pay cut of 11% due to the failure of Translink to offer workers a pay increase," they said.
SIPTU regional organiser in Translink Niall McNally said the responsibility lies with the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
"Chris Heaton-Harris is behaving like a political arsonist," he said.
"He seems to think the more fires he can light the better his chances of re-establishing Stormont.
"I think it is clear to everyone that his failed strategy can only make things worse – and this is increasingly recognised right across civic society in the region," he added.
The strikes are an escalation of the industrial dispute by public transport workers who took initial strike action on Friday December 1st.
