http://www.pprune.org/forums/atc-issues/335748-iaa-faci...trke-action-atc.html

The Irish Air Traffic Controllers union have voted for strike action to support a dismissed colleague. Apparently they fired him after he left work to be present at the birth of his first child. Needless to say the union are up in arms and the management have dug their heels in.

Strike action was balloted for and accepted. Expect a series of one-day strikes probably at little notice. You could find aircraft destined for Dublin ending up in Belfast, Prestwick or Glasgow.

I need to register to view the page - any updates on this?

Kim - I have searched all the Irish newspapers and can find no mention of this so I am hoping and assuming that no news is good news as I am flying there myself next week.

I have had nothing from the airline to warn me of impending problems either (...but it IS Ryanair so would they say anything anyway )

As of the 26th of July they were all off to court to sue the IAA for wrongful dismissal.

Irish ATC people are still very upset. This may be the straw that breaks the camels back.