Cork, some Dublin rail services cancelled due to unofficial strike
All rail services out of Cork have been cancelled this morning due to unofficial strike action by train drivers.
A number of trains out of Dublin have also been affected.
The stoppage follows a failed attempt between unions and management to avert the action during talks yesterday.
The drivers had warned that they would not operate new inter-city trains on the Cork/Dublin and Cork/Tralee routes as part of a dispute over pay.
The strike action is also affecting the Cork/Cobh commuter route. Action by drivers based at Inchicore in Dublin has also affected a number of services out of Dublin.
A spokesperson for Iarnód Éireann says the company will not re-enter talks with the drivers until they end their stoppage and return to work.
The following services from Cork have been cancelled:
05.30hrs Cork – Heuston
05.45hrs Cork – Cobh
05.50hrs Cork – Tralee
05.50hrs Tralee – Cork operated to Mallow only
07.00hrs Cork – Dublin
The following services from Heuston Station have been cancelled:
06.15hrs Heuston – Portlaoise
06.35hrs Heuston – Newbridge
07.00hrs Heuston – Cork
07.10hrs Heuston – Galway
07.30hrs Newbridge – Heuston
07.41hrs Portlaoise – Heuston
Further information is available from the Iarnród Éireann Information Line 1850 366 222.
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