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Dublin Bus spokesperson Cliodhna Ni Fhatharta has told Morning Ireland that all Dublin Bus services are currently cancelled. 

No buses are running, other than a very small number of services which left the depots extremely early this morning,

Cliodhna Ni Fhatharta told MI that the service disruption will hopefully not last all day. 

Workers at Irish Rail and Dublin Bus are engaging in secondary pickets this morning, after Bus Éireann picketers showed up at their depots at around 4am this morning.

Dublin Bus has said that customers will be updated throughout the day as to whether or not services will resume. 

The bus service also advised customer questions which routes were cancelled this morning that "all services" are impacted by the pickets.

Dublin Bus previously advised advised that they are experiencing “severe disruption” to its services.

Dart services have also been cancelled, along with a number of Irish Rail routes. 

The Luas is currently in operation. 

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As the Bus Éireann strike continues, other services are now also being disrupted.

Commuters face a difficult morning, as a number of Dart, Irish Rail and Dublin Bus services have been cancelled or disrupted. 

"Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to secondary picketing associated with the Bus Éireann dispute at a number of locations, extensive disruption can be expected to rail services at present," reads a statement from Irish Rail. 

"However, we cannot guarantee any services across DART and Dublin Commuter services, and cancellations on Intercity routes are also expected."

"We will also update Twitter with the latest information. We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused."

Irish Rail have provided a full list of cancelled services which reads: 

DART – Extremely limited service – All DART services currently cancelled except 05.40 Bray to Malahide, and 07.00 Malahide to Bray

Maynooth – All Maynooth/M3 services cancelled.

Drogheda – Services from Drogheda/Dundalk to Dublin currently operating.  No services from Dublin to Drogheda/Dundalk

Portlaoise/Kildare – All services cancelled except 05.55hrs Heuston to Kildare and 06.35 Kildare to Heuston.

Athlone/Dublin commuter – cancelled

Sligo/Longford – 05.40 and 06.15 Longford to Dublin cancelled.  05.45 Sligo to Connolly is operating. Limited Sligo/Dublin service expected.

Cork commuter – all services cancelled

Cork/Dublin – all services cancelled

Tralee to Mallow/Cork/Dublin – all services cancelled

Limerick/Dublin – 05.40 Limerick/Dublin is operating.  Awaiting confirmation on other services.

Limerick/Galway – services from Galway to Limerick are operating. Awaiting confirmation on Galway to Limerick

Westport/Dublin – all services cancelled

Waterford/Dublin Heuston – 06.00 Waterford to Heuston operating, all other services cancelled at present.

Galway/Heuston – limited service expected. 05.30 and 06.30 Galway to Heuston is operating.

Rosslare/Gorey/Dublin Connolly – limited service operating. 05.35 Rosslare Europort to Dublin and 05.55 Gorey to Dublin is running

Belfast/Dublin Connolly – limited service operating.  06.30 Newry to Connolly, 06.45 and 08.00 Belfast to Connolly are running.  07.35 and 09.35 Connolly to Belfast cancelled.

Waterford/Limerick Junction – services are operating from Waterford.  Awaiting confirmation from Limerick Junction.

Limerick/Nenagh via Ballybrophy – awaiting confirmation

Dublin Bus have advised that they are experiencing “severe disruption” to services.

The capital's bus service has not yet confirmed which specific routes are being cancelled or delayed. 

However, in Twitter replies to commuters, the Dublin Bus has advised that "all services" will be impacted. 

Twitter users have been flooding the Dublin Bus hashtag with complaints about the lack of notice given by the service. 

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As Bus Éireann  enters the fifth day of strike action, there are fears that Dublin Bus and Irish Rail may also strike in solidarity. 

SIPTU is balloting its members at Dublin Bus and Irish Rail on taking industrial action.

Irish Rail workers previously engaged with the strike by refusing to cross the picket line last week, disrupting services. 

"Iarnród Éireann has advised customers that there will be significant disruption to Intercity rail services today, Friday 24th March, arising from picketing associated with the Bus Éireann dispute," read a statement from Irish Rail at the time. 

 SIPTU representatives of Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann   met yesterday to discuss the strike. 

“The meeting also gave a mandate for a ballot for industrial action of union members in Dublin Bus and Irish Rail in sympathy with and in support of their colleagues in Bus Éireann ," said SIPTU Sector Organiser, Willie Noone. 

"They believe that they are next in the firing line if management in Bus Éireann is allowed to force through cuts to wages and changes to conditions of employment of their staff.”

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Irish commuters were at a stand-still yesterday as Bus Éireann launched their strike action, which also impacted Iarnród Éireann.

Multiple rail services were disrupted yesterday, but the train schedules will not be affected today as Bus Éireann's second day of strike action goes ahead. 

"Iarnród Éireann advises customers that all services are operating on all routes today Saturday 25th March."

"We do not anticipate further disruption arising from the Bus Éireann dispute."

"Iarnród Éireann is not a party to this dispute," reads a statement on the Iarnród Éireann.website. 

That's good news for anyone wishing to travel this weekend. 

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Bus Éireann has announced an all-out strike, which is in place since midnight last night. 

Talks between five trade unions lasted more than three hours yesterday, and SIPTU’s transport sector organiser, Willie Noone, said the “time for talking is over.”

Now, Iarnród Éireann is being affected by the strike. 

"Iarnród Éireann has advised customers that there will be significant disruption to Intercity rail services today, Friday 24th March, arising from picketing associated with the Bus Éireann dispute," reads a statement from Irish Rail.

"Iarnród Éireann is not a party to this dispute."

Limited services will be available on the Dublin/Cork, Dublin/Limerick, Dublin/Galway, Dublin/Sligo, Dublin/Waterford and Dublin/Rosslare lines.

The 09:00am Sligo to Connolly service and the 09:40am Connolly to Rosslare service are both cancelled. 

The 12.00pm Dublin/Cork service has also been cancelled. 

Feature image: Irish Rail/Twitter

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If your weekend plans included heading home on the bus, you might be in for a bit of bother.

Bus Éireann has announced an all-out strike will take place from midnight tonight.

Talks between five trade unions lasted more than three hours today, and SIPTU’s transport sector organiser, Willie Noone, said the “time for talking is over.”

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The bus service lost more than €10m last year, and 50 proposed cost-saving measures are not being taken on by employees.

Its 2,600 staff members are refusing to take pay-cuts, which include overtime earnings.

As of now, it looks like no end date is in sight, so you may have to rearrange any travel plans for the foreseeable future.

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According to emerging reports, the Bus Éireann strike scheduled for Monday March 6 has been cancelled.

It has been established that both the NBRU and Siptu have accepted invitations from the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss the current situation with Bus Éireann on Monday.

Commenting on developments, Siptu Sector Organiser, Willie Noone, stressed that the intervention of the Workplace Relations Commission was vital.

"It has always been apparent that the expertise of the WRC will be required to deal with the serious and complex issues in this dispute," he said.

"In deference to a request by the WRC the scheduled strike action by SIPTU members in Bus Éireann, which was due to commence on Monday, has been suspended," he confirmed.

While Monday's strike has indeed been cancelled, NBRU General Secretary Dermot O’Leary does not appear to anticipate a swift resolution.

"The attitude displayed by Bus Éireann management to-date has left us with no option but to advise our members that they should remain on a war-footing and be prepared to engage in an immediate all-out strike," he said.

The dispute stems from cost cutting measures planned by the national bus operator.

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It looks like a Bus Éireann strike is on the cards for next week.

Unions at the Irish bus service say that it's time to "stand up and fight," after talks on cost cutting issues at the WRC broke down this week.

In a statement, Bus Eireann has said: "Due to the perilous state of the Company’s finances and the failure to reach agreement with unions at the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) last week, the Board of Bus Éireann considered the matter in detail at its meeting today and approved proposals for immediate cost savings to be implemented from Monday, March 6th.

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"These measures are vital to ensure that the Company remains solvent, and can continue to trade as a going concern.

"The Company must deal with its challenges directly, and the Board have a duty to ensure Bus Éireann is financially sustainable and therefore must take the necessary steps to secure this.

"Further dialogue aimed at urgently resolving these challenges would be welcome."

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The most probable outcome is that bus workers will be told the cuts are going ahead from March 6.

This could result in workers immediately notifying the ­company of their intentions to start strike action on that date.

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So we all recall the hassle and drama that ensued when Dublin Bus went on strike last year. 

The city was in chaos as people struggled to get to work and after an extended period of regular strikes, the bus drivers came to an agreement over pay. 

Now that possibility looms over Dublin commuters once again, as Dublin Bus workers will be balloted for industrial action as they believe that there has been a breach of their pay agreement.

The National Bus and Rail Union said that option to make pay increases pensionable was meant to come into effect from the 1 February, an option that was promised by Dublin Bus and approved by the Workplace Relations Commission, according to the Journal. 

Now Dublin Bus is seeking a month long extension to this, so workers represented by the NBRU could vote to go on strike.

The ballot will take place on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 February at all Dublin Bus depots so workers can vote whether or not to pursue industrial action. 

Bus Eireann is also due to strike in two weeks time over pay cuts.

Irish Rail and Dublin Bus members represented by SIPTU have indicated that they will strike in solidarity with Bus Eireann.

“There is a strong commitment by SIPTU members across these companies to display solidarity with workers in Bus Éireann, whose conditions of employment are currently under vicious attack," said SIPTU sector organiser, Willie Noone.

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Reports have been circulating for weeks that Bus Éireann drivers intend to stage industrial action due to proposed pay cuts, and this afternoon news broke that a date has been announced.

According to emerging repots, SIPTU have warned that an all-out indefinite strike will take place on February 20 if the company imposes cuts to staff earnings.

When asked whether drivers would be staging a one-day stoppage or an indefinite strike, SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Greg Ennis, said staging a day's action before returning to inferior terms and conditions would be unacceptable.

Speaking to Newstalk, Greg said "SIPTU could not see beyond all out strike from February 20" if the company proceeded with "unilateral cuts to terms and conditions".

Unite's Regional Officer, Willie Quigley, said he has not given up hope of further talks before 20 February.

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Commuters will be faced with a change in fares come 2017, with it going up for some and down for others.

This afternoon, The National Transport Authority announced that fares for Luas, Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann will be restructured, and commuters will now pay for the distance they travel.

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For some it's a win, and for others it's a loss, but the NTA has said that fares will remain the same for the majority of passengers.

For example, an adult single Dart trip from Raheny to Bray currently costs €3.56 if you pay by Leap card, and €4.60 in cash. This will increases to a Leap card fare of €4.69 and a cash fare of €5.90.

However, an adult single Dart trip from Bayside to Clontarf Road currently costs €2.46 with a Leap card, and €3.25 with cash. In 2017, it will decrease to €1.73 on the Leap card and €2.20 in cash.

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The NTA said: “This year’s fare determination has taken the opportunity to adjust fares to move closer to achieving the authority’s fares policy such as discount of approximately 30pc for students, and 50pc for children.

“It is also the view of the authority that annual fares should be approximately equivalent to ten times a monthly fare.”

Will this change be better or worse for you?

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With the Luas strikes taking over the first months of the year, and now with the Dublin Bus strikes underway, it's been a tough year for commuters.

However, now Bus Éireann want to hop on the industrial action bandwagon.

Unions representing the transport service have left unhappy today after a morning of Workplace Relations Commissions talks.

In the meetings, management revealed that they do not intend to discuss any pay rise and also, they plan on significantly changing the structure of the Expressway service.

The NRBU's general secretary, Dermot O Leary said: "The company not alone indicated that it would not be in a position to contemplate any pay rises, but also dropped an industrial relations bombshell in relation to the future of the Expressway service, threatening the livelihoods of 800 Bus Éireann workers."

The union is seeking a pay rise for 2600 staff members, which is similar to what Dublin Bus workers are seeking – a 5 percent pay rise over three years.

In a ballot taken by the company's workers earlier this year, 94 percent of NBRU members said they would be in favour of industrial action if changes were made to the Expressway service.

Can you handle anymore strikes?!

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