Driver testers are going on strike next week in a row over the hiring of new contractors by the Road Safety Authority.
The trade union IMPACT says the move is in direct contravention of a Labour Court ruling which recommended the recruitment of a reserve body of testers to avoid a backlog in test applications.
It's bad news for anyone with a driving test after 2pm on the 2nd of April, but Assistant General Secretary Denis Rohan says their hands are tied:
