There is only slight disruption of rail services this morning in Cork and Kerry as striking train drivers return to work.
Iarnród Éireann said rail services to and from Cork and Kerry, including Cork commuter routes, have resumed today.
Some services on the Cork, Tralee, and Mallow lines have been cancelled this morning, however, due to the need to move trains into position following this week's stoppage.
A week-long strike by dozens of train drivers in the south ended yesterday after a deal - brokered under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission yesterday - was accepted by workers.
The unofficial work stoppage by unions in Cork derailed the travel plans of thousands of commuters and is estimated to have cost Iarnród Éireann around €2 million.
A deal was hammered out after the LRC intervened on Tuesday and union members today agreed to back proposals thrashed out during the marathon talks.
The company welcomed the decision by drivers to accept the agreement.
“We sincerely apologise to our customers for the serious disruption they have suffered over the past week on Cork and Kerry routes,” a spokesman said.
While the vast majority of services will operate normally tomorrow, the company said there will be a small number of cancellations in the early morning as trains need to be moved into position to operate later services.
“It was a very constructive meeting,” Siptu branch organiser Jackie Pearson said.
“Siptu welcomes the mature decision of the drivers to accept the terms brokered by LRC facilitator Tom Pomphrett. The issue could have been resolved much faster if the company had handled it better,” he said.
The agreement includes the withdrawal of a controversial letter produced by Iarnród Éireann earlier in the week asking drivers to pledge they would not take part in any other unofficial action.