Limerick bus service resumes after strike

Bus passengers in Limerick were left without a service this morning due to an unofficial stoppage by drivers.

Bus passengers in Limerick were left without a service this morning due to an unofficial stoppage by drivers.

Full services resumed after 10.30am after discussions with union representatives.

There were no city, provincial or inter-city services leaving the Limerick depot from 7am, Bus Éireann confirmed.

It is understood the stoppage related to the disciplining of a bus driver at the depot but the company could not confirm this. Bus Éireann spokesman Barry Coyle said, however, the stoppage was "totally unofficial".

The company had not received "any formal information" from workers indicating what the problem was, he added.

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