BREAKING: Bus Éireann drivers have CANCELLED Monday’s strike

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.