Day 5: Dublin Bus strike

They called on him to accept his responsibilities to bus users.

So far multiple strike days has cost Dublin Bus €4m with 14 more days of strike action due to take place.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald, says the Transport Minister can’t ignore this issue for any longer.

Dublin Bus said it will have lost €6m by the end of the latest walkout, leaving it in debt for the year.

“Dublin Bus apologises to customers for the significant inconvenience and disruption to services this week”. The additional 13 days of planned stoppages will cost the company an additional €15 million.

Buses in the capital will run until 9pm this evening, then remain idle for 48 hours, as the ongoing row between drivers and management at Dublin Bus shows no signs of abating any time soon.

The National Bus and Railworkers’ Union has said that the action could spread to Bus Éireann and Irish Rail.

On Tuesday, workers and supporters will march from the Garden of Remembrance to Leinster House.