Commuters can expect a smooth journey to work this morning as it's been confirmed that Irish Rail's strike plans have been called off.

After over 17 hours of discussion between Irish Rail and the workers unions Siptu and NBRU, the strike's cancellation was confirmed just after 4am.

If the industrial action had gone ahead, a total of 41 Dart services, 45 Dublin Commuter services, 30 Cork Commuter services, and 42 Intercity/regional services would have been stalled between the hours of 6am and 9am today.

The cancellation of the strike came as a something of a surprise, as the unions had warned last night that it was highly likely to go ahead.

A similar stoppage went ahead as planned two weeks ago, in relation to the same dispute over working hours and productivity.

Irish Rail have now confirmed that there will be full rail service around the country with "minimal disruption," although there may be slight delays as rail drivers arrive to work.

However customers should be aware that Irish Rail's journey planner and realtime website/app info may not work as normal.

Of course, even with the good news, not everyone is happy, as some commuters had arranged days off and alternative travel plans:

@morningireland @IrishRail not good enough! Alternative arrangements made, annual leave taken, not everyone can just hop in a car!

— Sinead Dutton (@Delganylady) November 6, 2015

@clearer_skies you can imagine how I feel. I drove to my mam and dads to get the 27A, then find out the strike was cancelled!!

— Paul (@laws_best) November 6, 2015

Irish Rail call off industrial action at 4am… What good is that? Surely everyone has plans already add?

— Donal Marah (@donalmarah) November 6, 2015

Hopefully this will be the last threat of strike action we have for a while.