Job prospects multiply as pupil numbers soar
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As the number of full time students in Ireland reaches the million mark for the first time in the history of the State, new teaching positions come on stream. Read more » |
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As the number of full time students in Ireland reaches the million mark for the first time in the history of the State, new teaching positions come on stream. Read more » |
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An increasing number of primary school principals are retiring early due to the growing administrative burden and lack of middle management structure. Read more » |
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INTO president Máire Ní Chuinneagáin warned delegates that “economic colonialism may be more difficult to overthrow than political and military colonialism”. Read more » |
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Minister Coughlan told delegates at the INTO conference that we are not “out of the woods”, we have “more to do to stabilise our public finances”. Read more » |
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“You gave me the extraordinary honour and immense privilege of leading the INTO as general secretary for the last decade… I will be supporting you from the stands.” Read more » |
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The Annual Delegate Conference of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) was held in the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, on April 24. Read more » |
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Addressing the IFUT conference, Mike Jennings spoke of the anger and shame of Irish people, and the sense of belittlement of public sector workers. Read more » |
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“IFUT advises members not to co-operate with work load management or full economic costing [FEC] models that are not negotiated and agreed with the union.” Read more » |
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Kieran Mulvey, chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission, was the first general secretary of IFUT - appointed almost 35 years ago at the age of 24. Read more » |
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In a first for Offaly, the coveted position of Vice President of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has been won by Denis Magner, Tullamore College. Read more » |
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Talks are taking place between the Departments of Education and Finance, in an effort to pre-empt an “inoperable” situation in schools in September. Read more » |
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Two teacher unions have directed members to refuse from March 8 to carry out duties of vacated middle-management posts that have not been filled. Read more » |
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Approval has been given for new Catholic schools in Drogheda and Galway under the patronage of Cardinal Sean Brady and Bishop Martin Drennan. Read more » |
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John White, general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), is to retire in Sept 2010 after six years as head of the union. Read more » |
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The presidents and general secretaries of the the four education unions - ASTI, IFUT, INTO and TUI - issued a joint statement on January 25: Read more » |
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While union leaders still insist that all options for industrial action are on the table, there seems to be no real appetite for all-out strikes. Read more » |
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In a statement issued today, INTO president Maire Ni Chuinneagain said schools should not allow children to be exploited by commercial companies. Read more » |
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The assessment process for new buildings would seem to be designed to keep schools on a waiting list for as long as possible, says INTO. Read more » |
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Addressing a public sector protest on December 12, Sheila Nunan told hundreds gathered outside Leinster House that social partnership was dead. Read more » |
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The student maintenance grant has been reduced by 5 percent, while those on Back to Education Allowance will no longer qualify for maintenance grant. Read more » |