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'Be in control' - TD urges Education Minister to find way out of substitute teacher crisis

A TD is urging Minister of Education, Norma Foley, to find a way out of what has been called a substitute teacher "crisis". The call comes from Labour's Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who stated school communities are concerned that ...

27 Oct 2021 at 12:36

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Kildare teachers picket outside schools

Schools are over Kildare and Ireland are closed today as ASTI members strike over pay parity. Today is the first of seven planned days of industrial action between now and December. The president of the Association of Secondary Teachers of ...

27 Oct 2016 at 17:10

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Almost 1,500 middle-management posts restored across schools in Ireland

The restoration of 1,400 assistant principal posts in primary and special schools has been secured by the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO). It comes following negotiations between the INTO senior leadership team and officials ...

18 Apr 2022 at 22:00

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National job frequencies fall while jobseeker activity increases

National job vacancy levels continued to fall in the first three months of the year, according to the latest 'Jobs Index' from hiring platform IrishJobs. Vacancies dropped by by 3 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and declined ...

19 Apr 2024 at 13:00

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Minister Foley considering suspension of career breaks for teachers to combat staff shortages

Minister for Education Norma Foley is considering suspension of career breaks for teachers in an effort to combat staff shortages. The Minister yesterday briefed Ministers on a number of options being considered by her Department to ...

07 Dec 2022 at 18:30

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Extra teacher needed in Rathangan boys school

Two local TDs have slammed the Department of Education for failing to allocate an extra teacher for Rathangan Boys National School. On July 1, Martin Heydon raised the matter in the Dail. Debating with Minister Richard Bruton, he ...

13 Jul 2016 at 16:06

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One in four adults did not visit GP within last year, research shows

One in four adults has not visited their GP within the last year, according to a new report. The Medical Council said its latest research shows there has been a substantial decrease in the number of people visiting their GP as ...

01 Nov 2023 at 17:00

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Kildare teacher is ‘safe and well’ in UK hospital after coronavirus evacuation

A Kildare teacher under quarantine in a British hospital after he was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan due to the coronavirus has said that he is ‘safe and well.’ Ben Kavanagh, from Co Kildare, is a psychology teacher ...

03 Feb 2020 at 13:57

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Kildare teacher 'struggling' to get home from China amid cornonavirus fears

A Co Kildare woman stranded in one of China’s largest cities due to coronavirus has said that she is ‘struggling’ to find transportation from mainland China to reach Europe and return home to Ireland. Hannah McGrath is ...

11 Feb 2020 at 12:00

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Schools brace for thousands of absent teachers as pupils return

Up to 8,000 teachers are expected to be absent when schools reopen on Thursday, a teaching union has said. John Boyle, General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) said thousands of teaching ...

05 Jan 2022 at 11:01

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‘No incentives in Budget 2024 to attract or keep teachers in profession’

A Dublin-based teacher has said that there is no incentive in Budget 2024 to encourage teachers to return to the profession. Maria Markey Greene, who works at Rosmini Community School in Drumcondra, Dublin, has ...

10 Oct 2023 at 19:29

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Government pressed as survey shows teachers want schools to be more secular

Opposition politicians have called on the Government to act on a survey that found teachers believe schools should be more secular. The survey, issued by Civica to members of the Irish National Teachers’ ...

23 Apr 2025 at 14:24

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