N Ireland: Largest strike in 50 years expected as public sector workers walk out

Thousands of public sector workers in Northern Ireland have walked off the job in one of the largest ever strikes to hit the country.

As up to 170,000 people head for the picket lines, schools will be shut, buses and trains will be cancelled and a greatly reduced health service will operate, with all but emergency procedures likely to be cancelled.

Sky’s Stephen Murphy has the latest from Belfast.

Read more here:
https://news.sky.com/story/northern-ireland-grinds-to-halt-amid-massive-strike-action-whats-going-on-13050549

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