SIPTU will consult with retained firefighters nationwide about escalating the industrial dispute.
The union claims a lack of political will to engage meaningfully means the action will have to be escalated.
Ireland's 2,000 retained firefighters will meet with union reps during the first half of next week.
At present, fire crews are only responding to life-threatening incidents with half the country's stations closed at all times.
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The teenage girls killed on their way to a debs in Co. Monaghan on Monday night will be laid to rest today.
Dlava Mohammed's funeral takes place at Clonskeagh Mosque in Dublin this morning. Requiem mass for her best friend Kiea McCann will be held in Clones.
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The Garda Commissioner's set to meet the leadership of the GRA today.
The body which represents rank and file Gardai announced last week that it will ballot its members on a motion of no confidence in Drew Harris.
Relations deteriorated after the Commissioner announced a return to pre-covid era rosters, which members of the force say will see them working longer hours with shorter breaks from duty.
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The exchequer had a bumper July with figures revealing tax revenue to the end of the month up ten per cent on the same period last year.
Exchequer returns show the total tax take in the first seven months of the year was just under 48 billion euro.
2.93 billion Euro was received in VAT, up 136 million on the same month last year.
