Irish Rail is warning potential pay rises could force it into bankruptcy.
Unions want an extra 3.75 per cent but the transport company has told the Labour Court it's in a 'perilous financial situation'.
It's warned it may need to cut four routes to stay afloat - including Gorey to Rosslare, Limerick Junction to Waterford, Limerick to Ballybrophy and Ennis to Athenry.
Independent Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath says Irish Rail is playing with people's lives in rural Ireland, "we're not a disposable commodity in rural Ireland and we can just switch off switch off services whenever we feel like more investment in the railway in Dublin or elsewhere.
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