I've read through the thread in the ATC forum and complained at the lack of transparency on the strikers side. Even to the point where one contributor, presumably ATC himself advised others to not get involved in the debate.
We don't actually know the truth. Because no one is telling the truth. I even saw a union rep on the RTE news saying this dispute was about the suspended controllers. The IAA says it's about money. I'll tell you what the general public see. Another example of a well paid unionised public service holding everyone to ransom. No one is telling the truth. The public may be a lot of things but they're not that stupid.
If it's true the ATC were effectively working to rule and deliberately avoiding any flexibility to it's 'customers'. Then it's an utter disgrace.
Rarely have I seen such a universally negative reaction to any similar dispute. Both here and other forums and elsewhere. ATC have dug a very deep hole for themselves.