Dispute on the railways

Madam, - The job of a train driver requires some skill and enormous responsibility.

Madam, - The job of a train driver requires some skill and enormous responsibility.

The two drivers who declined to work, unofficially and unilaterally, in Cork on Monday, showed no responsibility. It is imperative that they be suspended and not reinstated until they have completed a full re-assessment and re-evaluation to check their suitability for these positions. - Yours, etc,

Dr MA HONAN, Portarlington, Co Laois.

Madam, One of the demands of the striking train drivers is to have a shorter working week. If the new trains are faster won't they be working fewer hours anyway? - Yours etc,

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BRENDAN COFFEY, College Green, Maynooth, Co Kildare.