Hundreds of thousands of commuters are facing major disruption this morning because of a two day strike at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann.
The action over plans to privatise 10 per cent of routes is going ahead after last minute talks at the Labour Relations Commission failed to make a breakthrough.
Both public bus operators say they’re planning to take legal action against the unions to cover the cost of the strike.
Today is the first of up to six days of industrial action planned by Siptu and NBRU members.
The two-day strike this weekend is expected to cause serious disruption for commuters across the country.
Dublin Bus says it will affect 950 thousand of its passengers and the Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe says it’ll cost both companies 10 million euro each.
Gardaí are warning motorists that bus lanes will remain in operation for private operators as well as taxis and cyclists.
These commuters in Dublin are among the 1 million who'll be hit by the 48 hour action:
