Teachers Union Of Ireland
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It should be possible to address pay disparity for teachers, TUI says
- Education
- February 13, 2019, 09:45
The president of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) said if it was possible to sort out the nurses pay dispute then it should be possible to address (...)

CIT and IT Tralee staff vote in favour of creating new university
- Education
- January 31, 2019, 20:19
Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee look set to apply to become a technological university within weeks after lecturing staff voted to support (...)

Secondary schools undermined by Irish teacher shortage, survey finds
- Education
- January 23, 2019, 00:00
Irish is the subject where teacher shortages are most acute at second level, a new survey has found. The poll of principals and deputy principals at (...)

Parents who regularly take three or more drinks a day may be abusing children
- Social Affairs
- January 17, 2019, 16:38
Parents who regularly drink three or more drinks a day could be “unwittingly” abusing their children, a HSE addiction specialist has warned. Marion (...)

Staff protest over ‘grade inflation’ at institute of technology
- Education
- December 31, 2018, 01:00
Lecturers at Institute of Technology Tralee are refusing to attend exam and course meetings after an exam board at the college overturned a lecturer’s(...)

Why some schools do better than others
- Education
- December 4, 2018, 00:01
It’s no surprise to find that schools in Dublin 4 send more students to third-level than schools in Dublin 24. Parents tend to be that bit more taken (...)

What’s pushing teachers’ buttons?
- Education
- December 4, 2018, 00:00
Even the best schools, teachers and principals have problems that are outside their control. Schools don’t operate in a vacuum: education is highly po(...)

ASTI rejects pay deal for new entrant teachers
- Education
- November 29, 2018, 16:04
The country’s largest secondary teachers’ union has narrowly rejected Government proposals to address the controversial two-tier pay system in schools(...)

Children on reduced timetables ‘denied education’
- Social Affairs
- November 16, 2018, 06:00
Children – many of them disadvantaged – are being “denied their education” by being placed on reduced timetables at school, usually for behavioural is(...)

Principals warn teacher shortage will worsen due to spike in student numbers
- Education
- November 15, 2018, 00:00
Second level principals have warned that teacher shortages will worsen due to a significant spike in student numbers over the next six years. Latest (...)