Public service strike disrupts travel to North

Serious transport problems are expected in the North today when bus and train drivers go on strike as part of a dispute by public…

Serious transport problems are expected in the North today when bus and train drivers go on strike as part of a dispute by public service employees over pensions.

Up to 50,000 workers across the North are expected to take part in the one day strike.

All bus and rail services, including the Enterprise train service between Dublin and Belfast, are expected to be severely disrupted or cancelled.

Schools are also likely to be affected as the 65,000 pupils who use school buses will have to make alternative arrangements.

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Staff in councils, schools and colleges are also all stopping work for the day in protest at plans by the Labour government to raise their retirement age from 60 to 65.