Staff walkout threat at 19 Tesco stores

Strike notice was today served on 19 Tesco stores around the country amid claims some workers have had more than €100 knocked off their wages.

The Mandate trade union maintains a dispute around the company breaching an existing agreement regarding reduction of workers hours has caused the industrial action, according to breakingnews.ie. Its Tesco members voted 95% in favour of strike action, which will start on Thursday July 2. Two more days of walkouts are planned for Thursday and Friday, July 9 and 10.

The stores affected are: Arklow, Ashbourne, Bloomfield, Carlow, Crumlin, Gorey, Greystones, New Street in Killarney, Longford, Naas, Navan, Newbridge, Omni, Poleberry, Rathfarnham, Roscrea, Roxboro, Tralee Manor, and Wicklow.

Woman hurt in Cork RTA

A woman in her 40s is in a serious condition in hospital following a road crash in County Cork this afternoon.

The collision happened on a stretch of road near Macroom just before 2pm. Breakingnews.ie reports that the woman was the only occupant of the car and there were no other vehicles involved.

Major blaze at Inchicore factory

Eight units of Dublin Fire Brigade have attended a large fire in an industrial estate in Inchicore in Dublin.

The fire, which was just off Davitt Road at the old Lyons Tea factory, has now been brought under control, according to RTE.

The area was evacuated and several roads near the scene were closed.