Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland
It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.
Hundreds of thousands of workers strike across Republic of Ireland
The strike action will last 24 hours
More than 300,000 workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, are taking strike action across the Republic of Ireland.
The move comes amid an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government, with another strike scheduled for 21 October.
Schools are expected to close, hospital appointments to be cancelled, and picket lines to appear across the country during the 24-hour strike.
At the end of September, more than 100,000 workers, including nurses, school staff and civil servants, shifted to work-to-rule measures.
At the beginning of October, primary and secondary school teachers in the Republic started work-to-rule action.
Earlier, almost 97% of Fórsa members who took part in an industrial ballot voted in favour of action. It is the Republic's biggest public service union.
Brendan O'Brien, divisional organiser of SIPTU, which represents public sector health and administration workers, previously said the "goodwill" of workers was a major part of what kept public services running.
However, he said the Irish government's failure to create a basis for formal talks "left our members with no alternative but to act collectively".
On Tuesday, Jack Chambers, the Republic's minister for expenditure, called the strike action "deeply disappointing", saying it would cause major disruption to the economy, with thousands of hospital appointments due to be cancelled and schools closed.