PICS: No trains until 9am this morning as Irish stations look eerily deserted

Take note if you're heading to work

Irish commuters are facing a difficult task in getting to work this morning following the news that SIPTU and NBRU train drivers have decided to take industrial action which will cause disruption to rail customers across Intercity, DART and Commuter services.

The dispute revolves around pay and productivity, but an 8% pay rise offered by Iarnrod Eireann management was reportedly turned down by workers last night.

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Iarnrod Eireann have released the following;

-      All services scheduled to depart between 06.00hrs and 09.00hrs are cancelled.

-      There will be some consequent disruption after 09.00hrs, and full details are on our website.

https://twitter.com/TodayFMNews/status/657446025548988416 Online customers who are booked to travel during the hours of disruption on Friday 23rd October can use their tickets on any of the following services and no surcharge will apply:

·        Friday 23rd October, at a later time

·        Saturday 24th October, at any time

Or they may submit their ticket and receive a full refund. On receipt of the ticket the refund will be processed and their card credited within 7-10 days.

Customers who purchase their tickets at the station who were impacted by the industrial action should collect a refund form at the station or download a refund form and apply to Customer Care, Iarnród Éireann, Connolly Station, Dublin 1. Taxsaver Customers can apply for a refund if their travel plans were impacted by the Industrial Action. We would advise customers impacted on the 23rd October to apply from Tuesday 27th October onwards, through this Taxsaver form.