Category: Press Release

  NBRU PRESS RELEASE Rail Talks Breakdown at WRC NBRU lay blame at the door of the Company. Dermot O’Leary General Secretary said; “It is unfortunate that it took until the 11th Hour for the real company agenda to emerge, they continuously and quiet deliberately chose to ignore our members agenda in relation to past […]

NBRU press release on rail talks. Negotiations adjourned at 04.45 am this morning.

21st October 2015 NBRU PRESS RELEASE Rail Talks to reconvene at 2pm after negotiations adjourned this morning at 04.45 am. Dermot O’Leary General Secretary said; “The talks adjourned at 04.45 with no appreciable or significant progress, this despite the positivity espoused by the company on entering the talks yesterday, to, as it were, do a […]

NBRU press release in relation to the breakdown of talks at the WRC. Rail Stoppage to go ahead

NBRU PRESS RELEASE PARTIES UNABLE TO BREAK IMPASSE AT WRC. The NBRU says work stoppage at Irish Rail to go ahead on Bank Holiday Friday. General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said : “ Despite the best efforts of the Workplace Relations Commission we were unable to reach agreement on the issues at the centre of the […]

NBRU Press Release on LRC intervention

NBRU PRESS RELEASE Re: LRC Request to attend at talks in relation to Dispute at Irish Rail. The NBRU have today accepted a request from the LRC to attend at talks on Monday next. General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “The LRC, having for their part acknowledged that we were in fact involved in previous discussions […]

Letter to the HR manager in Irish Rail with details of Impending Industrial Action

Mr Ciaran Masterson Director, Human Resources Iarnród Éireann Connolly Station Dublin 1 8th October 2015 Re: Industrial Action/Work Stoppage Friday 23rd October/Friday 6th November Dear Sir, I refer to the above and am to advise that our Locomotive Driver members at Iarnrod Eireann have voted overwhelmingly(95%) for industrial action in response to the Company’s refusal […]

NBRU drivers in Irish Rail vote by a margin of 95% for Industrial Action

Loco Driver members of the NBRU today voted overwhelmingly for Industrial Action in response to Irish Rail’s failure to recognise their contribution over the last number of years. Dermot O’Leary General Secretary said; ” Our members have demonstrated their resolve in relation to having their considerable contribution recognised by voting by over  95% to engage in Industrial Action, the […]

Breakdown of LRC talks between Trade Unions and Irish Rail Management

NBRU Press Release Re: Breakdown of Talks at Labour Relations Commission regarding Productivity at Irish Rail The NBRU today attended at the LRC in order to discuss issues associated with productivity as provided for under the LRC brokered agreement of the 3rd September 2014. General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “despite the best efforts of the […]