THE Labour Court has stepped in to resolve a dispute between a Catholic parish and a former employee.
The parish co-ordinator at Barna Parish in Galway, Ann Marie Horan, was threatening to picket Masses at the church tomorrow in an attempt to highlight her apparent grievances.
Ms Horan, who had been employed by the parish for the last six years, alleged that a number of complaints she had raised had not been dealt with by her employer.
SIPTU confirmed that the Labour Relations Commission had scheduled time next week for a preliminary meeting in relation to the dispute.
"It has been decided to suspend a planned protest outside the Church of Mary Immaculate Queen in Bearna, Co Galway," SIPTU sector organiser Adrian Kane said.