Foley under growing pressure to consider alternative to the traditional Leaving Cert - Irish Independent 15/1/21 Click here
Next academic year will see 5,000 extra students at college compared to 2 years ago - Irish Times 14/1/21 Click here
Schools and classes for children with additional needs to reopen next Thursday - Irish Times 14/1/21 Click here
‘This was a ministerial decree. That’s not the way to bring people with you’ - Sunday Business Post 10/1/21 Click here
Homework not being done on school shutdown - Sunday Independent 10/1/21 Click here
Big Read: Harsh lessons: the pitfalls ahead as home-schooling returns - Irish Independent 9/1/21 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discusses reversal of decision for return to face-to-face teaching for some students on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show 8/1/21 Click here - From 1.17.40 of Friday's programme
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on health and safety risks of return to face-to-face teaching on RTE's Nine News 7/1/21 Click here
Government U-turn on partial reopening of schools amid mounting opposition from teachers - Irish Times 7/1/21 Click here
ASTI and TUI directed teachers not to co-operate with government plans before Leaving Cert u-turn - thejournal.ie 7/1/21 Click here
Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn interviewed on school health and safety concerns on both Nuacht RTÉ and TG4 7/1/21
Government confirms all schools to remain shut on Monday - Irish Examiner 7/1/21 Click here
Government U-turns on plan for Leaving Cert classroom returns in 24 hours - breakingnews.ie 7/1/21 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on health and safety risks of return to face-to-face teaching on RTE's Six One 7/1/21 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland calls for pause on reopening schools amid concern over 'reckless' decision (includes video interview with TUI President Martin Marjoram) - The Irish Mirror 7/1/21 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Joanne Irwin discusses the countless health and safety and logistical problems posed by the unilateral decision of Government regarding the re-opening of schools for Leaving Cert students - Today FM's Last Word programme 7/1/21 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram outlines concerns of members on Virgin Media News bulletins 7/1/21 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram calls for Minister to urgently reconsider reckless decision to bring back Leaving Cert students to return to face-to-face learning from next week on RTE's Morning Ireland programme 7/1/21 Click here
Teachers' unions opposed to in-class Leaving Cert plan - Irish Examiner 7/1/21 Click here
Partial reopening of schools is ‘rushed and reckless’ – teachers’ union - Irish Times 7/1/21 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie expresses grave concerns around Government announcement regarding return to face-to-face learning for Leaving Cert students for next week on RTE's Drivetime programme 6/1/21 Click here
Ombudsman for Children urges Cabinet to avoid blanket school closure - RTE - 5/1/21 Click here
Taoiseach confirms school closures until end of month being discussed in bid to reduce mobility - Irish Times - 5/1/21 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discusses TUI's call for schools to stay closed until at least Monday 18th January - RTE's Morning Ireland programme - 5/1/21 Click here
TUI - Uncertainty over school reopening "not helping anybody"- breakingnews.ie 5/1/21 Click here
Major Junior and Leaving Cert update as teachers' union warns mocks could be delayed ahead of schools decision - Irish Mirror 5/1/21 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie and Aodhan O’Riordan Labour Party’s Education spokesperson discuss potential swich to remote learning - Newstalk's Breakfast programme 5/1/21 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discusses safety issues around schools reopening on Virgin Media News - 4/1/21 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discusses possible return to remote teaching and learning as part of a panel on Today FM's Last Word programme - 4/1/21 Click here
Covid-19: Schools may remain closed while cancellation of hospital services expected - Breaking News 4/1/21 Click here
Teachers ‘very concerned’ as schools prepare to open - The Times 4/1/21 Click here
Michael Gillespie, TUI General Secretary, Josepha Madigan, TD and Minister of State for Special Education & Inclusion and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour Spokesperson on Education, on the possibility of schools re-opening their doors next week and what may happen if this cannot be done - Today With Claire Byrne, RTE 4/1/21 Click here
Coronavirus surge in children may hit return to school - The Times 3/1/21 Click here
Teachers Will Seek Assurances That Schools Are Safe To Reopen - Carlow Nationalist 3/1/21 Click here
Next seven days crucial as principals plan schools' reopening - Sunday Independent 3/3/21 Click here
Coronavirus in Ireland: Pupils will fall behind if schools stay closed, teachers fear - The Times Click here
Norma Foley braced for a fresh wave of Covid cases when schools reopen - Irish Independent 1/1/21 Click here
'Anxious' teachers fear how new virus variant will now spread as reopening of schools delayed - Irish Independent 31/12/20 Click here
Unions warn that school safety measures may not be sufficient - Irish Examiner 31/12/20 Click here
Covid restrictions Ireland: Micheál Martin confirms ‘full-scale’ Level 5 lockdown - Irish Independent 30/12/20 Click here
Schools welcome decision to close until January 11th - Irish Times 30/12/20 Click here
Unions welcome delay in reopening as Taoiseach says 'schools are safe' - thejournal.ie 30/12/20 Click here
Teachers’ union requests delay to reopening of schools - Irish Mirror 29/12/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discusses decision to recommend rejection of public sector pay deal on Newstalk's Breakfast programme 16/12/20
TUI recommends rejection of public service pay agreement - Highland Radio 16/12/20 Click here
Teachers' Union To Advise Members To Vote Against New Public Sector Pay Deal - KFM 16/12/20 Click here
Teachers' unions split on whether to accept public service pay deal - Irish Independent 16/12/20 Click here
Executive committee of TUI rejects proposed public service agreement - Irish Examiner 16/12/20 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland will be strongly advising its members to reject new public sector pay deal - thejournal 15/12/20 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland opposes new public service pay deal - Irish Times 15/12/20 Click here
TUI executive recommends rejection of public service pay agreement - RTE 15/12/20 Click here
RTE News report on teacher union representatives, including TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie, addressing Oireachtas on keeping schools open in a safe and sustainable manner 19/11/20 Click here
Schools face closure if too cold due to Covid-19 ventilation - Irish Examiner 19/11/20 Click here
Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn discussed what is needed to keep schools open in a safe manner on Tús Áite, Raidió na Gaeltachta 19/11/20
Schools may have to close due to inadequate ventilation, unions warn - Irish Times 19/11/20 Click here
Primary schools 'struggling to source substitute teachers' - Irish Examiner 19/11/20 Click here
Teachers should be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine, says union - Irish Times 19/11/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie interviewed on Christmas break issue on Virgin Media's Tonight programme 18/11/20
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on Christmas break issue on Virgin Media News and also on Today FM's Last Word programme 18/11/20
Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn discussed Christmas break proposal on Nuacht RTÉ 1 and Nuacht TG4 18/11/20
TUI calls for extension to Christmas school break - RTE 18/11/20 Click here
Teachers' union calls for early finish to school term - Irish Times 18/11/20 Click here
TUI admits plans for early Christmas holidays 'divisive' - Newstalk 18/11/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie interviewed around Christmas break proposal on Newstalk's Breafast programme and RTE's Today with Claire Byrne 18/11/20
Teachers seek 'morale boosting' early Christmas holidays to reduce Covid risk - Irish Independent 18/11/20 Click here
TUI President's calling for full disclosure on next year's Leaving Cert plans KCLR FM 10/11/20 Click here
Top teachers union insists ‘traditional’ State exams must return next year - extra.ie 10/11/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram calls for confirmation that traditional State examinations will take place in 2021 on Virgin Media News 9/11/20 Click here
TUI says 'traditional' Leaving and Junior Cert exams must return next year - thejournal.ie - 9/11/20 Click here
Government urged to confirm traditional Leaving Cert for 2021 - Highland Radio 9/11/20 Click here
Hundreds of free upskilling courses to tackle teacher supply 'crisis' - 4/11/20 Click here
Changes expected for 'freezing classrooms' - Highland Radio - 4/11/20 Click here
Speaking on Virgin Media News, TUI President Martin Marjoram outlines the necessity of ongoing, robust engagement between unions, Department of Education and public health authorities to ensure that the concerns of teachers are fully addressed 2/11/20
'Questionable' hand santiser on market due to early pandemic demand - breakingnews.ie 1/11/20 Click here
Principals' fury over lack of HSE contacts - Sunday Independent 31/10/20 Click here
Schools told to stop using more than 50 sanitising products - RTE 29/10/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on latest withdrawal of sanitising products on RTE's Nine O' Clock TV News 29/10/20
Chaos ahead of schools re-opening as 52 hand sanitisers and anti-Covid products withdrawn - Irish Independent 29/10/20 Click here
Schools told to withdraw more than 50 hand sanitisers, wipes and detergents - Irish Times 29/10/20 Click here
Michael Gillespie interviewed on RTE's News At One programme around new safeguards for schools and ongoing worries of teachers - 29/10/20 Click here
Schools told to stop using more than 50 sanitising products following Government review -thejournal.ie 29/10/20 Click here
Schools crying out for HSE advice on staying open, say worried principals - Sunday Independent 25/10/20 Click here
Coronavirus in Ireland: Stress of school contract tracing could force principals to retire early - The Times Ireland 23/10/20 Click here
Majority of teachers say not enough done to meet school Covid staffing requirements - KFM 23/10/20 Click here
Coronavirus Ireland: Ventilation problems in schools will become critical issue as weather gets colder, teachers warn - Irish Independent 22/10/20 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn addressed the concerns of principal teachers being asked to contact trace on top of already unsustainable workloads - Nuacht TG4 22/10/20
TUI survey highlights Covid concerns among teachers - RTE 22/10/20 Click here
Covid-19 survey finds health and access to technology the main worries for teachers - Irish Examiner 22/10/20 Click here
92% of post-primary teachers say wearing masks makes work more difficult - TUI survey. The survey, carried out amid a recent surge in Covid-19 cases, highlights concern among the profession - thejournal.ie 22/10/20 Click here
Covid-19 outbreaks in schools almost double in one week - Irish Times 22/10/20 Click here
Teachers want smaller class groups to enable teaching in a pandemic - KFM 22/10/20 Click here
Unions issue warning about schools re-opening after midterm - Irish Examiner 21/10/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie reacts to the escalation to Level 5 restictions on RTE's Today with Claire Byrne programe 20/10/20 Click here (from 13.50)
Listen: TUI Teachers Not Convinced Schools Are As Safe As The Dept. Contends - KFM 20/10/20 Click here
Teacher unions concerned at schools staying open amid lockdown - Irish Times 20/10/20 Click here
TUI want rapid testing in Level 5 - Highland Radio 20/10/20 Click here
'It has been shambolic' - head of teachers' union blasts tracing in schools - Irish Independent 20/10/20 Click here
Schools and childcare facilities to remain open - RTE 19/10/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram voices concerns of teachers on Virgin Media News bulletins 19/10/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on move to Level 5 restrictions and teachers serious concerns in this regard on RTE's Drivetime programme 19/10/20 Click here (from 1.42.30)
TUI Geneal Secretary Michael Gillespie discusses clarity and safeguards that teachers require in jump to Level 5 restrictions - Today FM's Last Word programme 19/10/20 Click here (from 1.07.35)
Teachers' union calls for clarity as schools expected to remain open despite restrictions - breakingnews.ie 19/10/20 Click here
Teachers call for clarity on position of schools ahead of new restrictions - TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie interviewed on Newstalk Breakfast 19/10/20 Click here
Coronavirus: Schools safer than wider community, officials say - Irish Times 19/10/20 Click here
Teachers union 'frustated' with Department of Education over Covid-19 engagement - Irish Examiner 18/10/20 Click here
Teachers call for clarity on position of schools ahead of new restrictions - thejournal.ie 18/10/20 Click here
Teachers want review of health guidelines on schools remaining open - Sunday Independent 18/10/20 Click here
Teachers' union seeks safety audit of schools in Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal - Irish Independent 15/10/20 Click here
Budget 2021: €250 payment for third-level students for move to online learning - Irish Times 14/10/20 Click here
Primary class sizes to be cut while more teachers and special needs assistants hired - Irish Independent 14/10/20 Click here
Mid-term break could be extended by a week as teachers call for clarity - Irish Independent 10/10/20 Click here
Coronavirus: Extended mid-term break discussed but plan for now is to keep schools open - Irish Times 9/10/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie addresses ongoing speculation around school closures after mid-term break on Today FM's Last Word programme 9/10/20 Click here
No decision made to extend mid-term - Department - RTE 9/10/20 Click here
Schools to close for longer at mid-term break to try curb Covid-19 - plans being discussed - Irish Independent 9/10/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discusses speculation around an extension to the upcoming mid-term break on Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show 9/10/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram explains why teachers have justified concerns over working conditions in the pandemic - RTE's Six One News 5/10/20 Click here (from 34.10)
Martin Marjoram discusses concerns of members around any escalation to higher level Covid restrictions on Today FM's Last Word programme 5/10/20 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn discusses the latest Covid concerns of teachers - Nuacht a hAon ar Raidió na Gaeltachta 5/10/20
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discusses concerns of members around latest Covid developments on RTE's Today With Claire Byrne programme 5/10/20 Click here (from around 3.20)
Government 'priority' is to keep schools open - Irish Examiner - 5/10/20 Click here
Covid-19: 'Incomprehensible' that schools remain fully open under level 5 lockdown - Irish Examiner 5/10/20 Click here
Teacher unions raise questions about schools staying open at Level 5 - Irish Times 5/10/20 Click here
Nphet says Level 5 restrictions needed to keep schools open as teacher unions raise concerns - Irish Independent 5/10/20 Click here
Teaching unions query whether schools should remain open if Ireland moves to Level 5 - thejournal.ie 5/10/20 Click here
Coronavirus: Cabinet to discuss Level 5 recommendation after coalition leaders meet Holohan - thejournal.ie 5/10/20 Click here
Scramble to find 1,000 extra college places after Leaving Cert grades fiasco - Irish Independent 1/10/20 Click here
Teachers demand 'full investigation' of Leaving Cert grading issue - Irish Examiner 1/10/20 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn discusses Calculated Grades coding errors on Adhmhaidin, Raidió na Gaeltachta, 1/10/20
TUI statement on Calculated Grades coding error featured on RTE's Drivetime programme and Six One News 30/9/20
Report highlights how Irish second-level schools lag behind international average on range of key measures - Irish Independent 29/9/20 Click here
Many secondary students lack access to online learning amid Covid-19 pandemic - Irish Times 29/9/20 Click here
Irish teachers hindered by lack of teachers and poor technology, says international report - Irish Examiner 29/9/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discusses the consequenses of the decision of the Deparment to release class rankings data to students who received Calculated Grades this year - Newstalk Breakfast programme 28/9/20 Click here
Leaving Cert students can now find out how their school ranked them against classmates - thejournal.ie 28/9/20 Click here
Leaving Cert students to find out where they were ranked against fellow classmates - Irish Independent 28/9/20 Click here
Easing the burden on schools - a letter from the President of the TUI's Principals' and Deputy Principals' Association outlining the difficulties currently experienced by school communities, calling for a restoration of middle management structures, easing of bureaucratic overload and end to pay discrimination to ease burden on schools - Irish Times 26/9/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie outlines the hugely negative ramifications for vulnerable students of the Department's breach of trust on the release of Calculated Grades-related rankings - RTE's Drivetime programme 23/9/20 Click here (from around 1.40.45)
Listen back to TUI President Martin Marjoram discuss the Department's breach of trust on Calculated Grades rankings on Today FM's Last Word programme 23/9/20 Click here (from around 1.21.30)
Release of class ranking information on website sparks teacher union fury - Irish Independent 24/9/20 Click here
Minister's plan to release class rankings 'a breach of trust' says teachers union - Irish Examiner 24/9/20 Click here
Release of class rankings 'a breach of trust', says teachers' union - Irish Times 23/9/20 Click here
Teachers' union says release of Calculated Grades rank order is a 'fundamental breach of trust' - thejournal.ie 23/9/20 Click here
TUI says fast-track Covid-19 testing for teachers is essential - KFM 21/9/20 Click here
Teachers' unions issue warning amid Covid concerns - Irish Independent 21/9/20 Click here
Teachers warn of severe disruption to schools as they call for fast-track access to testing - thejournal.ie 18/9/20 Click here
2,100 Covid tests on pupils and teachers to date but delays could lead to school closures - Irish Independent 18/9/20 Click here
Covid-19: Thirteen outbreaks in schools since early September - Irish Times 17/9/20 Click here
Appeal for Leaving Cert grades review as pupils and parents consider legal action after failing to secure college places - Sunday Independent 13/9/20 Click here
Fast, vigorous testing vital to keep schools open - Sunday Independent 13/9/20 Click here
Class sizes hindering social distancing - Irish Examiner 9/9/20 Click here
Countries with larger class sizes will find Covid rules more difficult - report - Irish Times 8/9/20 Click here
Cabinet discusses more college places ahead of Friday's CAO offers - Independent.ie 8/9/20 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn interviewed on TG4 news on the Calculated Grades that issued to the Leaving Certificate Class of 2020 8/9/20 Click here
Leaving Cert class of 2020 receives record results - Newstalk 7/9/20 Click here
Leaving Certificate students to receive results - Irish Independent 7/9/20 Click here
Record grades for Leaving Certificate class of 2020 - breakingnews.ie 7/9/20 Click here
Leaving Cert students will not have access to ‘highly sensitive’ class ranking data - Irish Times 3/9/20 Click here
Schools facing 'chronic shortage' of teachers in coming months, Covid committee told - Irish Independent 3/9/20 Click here
Schools essentially very safe, education Minister insists - Irish Examiner 3/9/20 Click here
Listen back to TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discuss concerns about teachers shortages on RTE's Drivetime programme 2/9/20 Click here
Some schools 'failing to implement Covid-19 social distancing' - thejournal.ie 2/9/20 Click here
Concern that Leaving Cert students will have access to class rankings - breakingnews.ie 2/9/20 Click here
No social distancing and underlying health risks: Covid committee to hear from teachers and parents today - thejournal.ie 2/9/20 Click here
Foley to appear before Covid committee and face questions on school safety - Irish Independent 2/9/20 Click here
Bumper Leaving Cert exam results to fuel rise in CAO points for college entry - Irish Independent 2/9/20 Click here
Some staff told to 'reuse' masks due to shortage, union claims - Irish Times 2/9/20 Click here
Some schools yet to implement social distancing measures - Newstalk 2/9/20 Click here
Teachers with underlying health issues worried on safety - Irish Times 1/9/20 Click here
From safe coughs to happy parents - seven things we've learned as children head back to school - Irish Independent 29/8/20 Click here
Teachers and school principals clash over 'risky' school assemblies - Irish Times 26/8/20 Click here
The Irish Times view on re-opening of schools - Irish Times 26/8/20 Click here
Return to school: Two-thirds of principals say they have teachers with underlying health issues - thejournal.ie 25/8/20 Click here
Children return to schools after six months off - RTE - 25/8/20 Click here
Listen back to TUI President Martin Marjoram talk about importance of delaying opening of schools if physical distancing cannot be ensured - Today FM's Last Word programme - 25/8/20 Click here
Listen back to TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discuss the health concerns of teachers and various other concerns around the re-opening of schools on RTE's Today with Claire Byrne programme - 35/8/20 Click here
Listen back to TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie discussing the re-opening of schools on Newstalk's Breakfast programme - 25/8/20 Click here
School principals struggling to hire subs in time for reopening - Irish Independent 25/8/20 Click here
Almost half of schools can't find builders for Covid-linked work - Irish Times 25/8/20 Click here
Delaying reopening of schools 'acceptable' if they are not ready - Union - Irish Examiner 25/8/20 Click here
Schools should not reopen if social distancing not possible, TUI warns - breakingnews.ie 25/8/20 Click here
Teachers call for speed as officials consider school virus test system - Sunday Independent 23/8/20 Click here
'No profiling' for grade system to predict Leaving Cert results, says former education minister - Sunday Times 23/8/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discussed problems encountered with predicated grade systems in the UK on Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show 14/8/20
TUI President Martin Marjoram discussed the safe return to schools as part of a panel on Today FM's Last Word programme 13/8/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann featured on RTE and Virgin Media television news bulletins on the updated guidelines regarding the wearing of face coverings in schools 7/8/20
Covid 19: Government recommends facemasks for when schools reopen - Irish Independent 7/8/20 Click here
Teachers and secondary school students to wear face coverings on return to school, Government says - thejournal.ie 7/8/20 Click here
Masks to be worn in schools when 2m cannot be maintained - Irish Times 7/8/20 Click here
Government recommends face coverings in schools - RTE 7/8/20 Click here
Department of Education considering face coverings in schools - Irish Examiner 5/8/20 Click here
John MacGabhann features on RTE's News television news bulletins in relation to arising issues on the re-opening of schools for the next academic year 28/7/20
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses arsing issues in relation to the Government's publication of the roadmap on the re-opening of schools on RTE Radio 1's Today With Sarah McInerney programme 28/7/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram outlines the difficulties in employing 1,000 new teachers on the Newstalk's Breakfast Briefing with Andrea Gilligan 28/7/20 Click here
Fears €375m budget 'won't be sufficient' to implement new measures - Irish Independent 28/7/20 Click here
Teachers cast doubt on school reopening time frame 28/7/20 Click here
Unions pessimistic about schools opening on time - Irish Examiner 28/7/20 Click here
Plan to reopen schools will be 'massively complex' - Irish Times 28/7/20 Click here
Teachers' unions, politicians and parents react to school reopening roadplan - RTE website 27/7/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discussed elements of the roadmap to re-open schools on Today FM's Last Word programme 27/7/20
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses the Government's plans to reopen schools on RTE Radio 1's Today With Sarah McInerney 27/7/20 Click here to listen back
Government expected to agree €300m school reopening plan - RTE 27/7/20 Click here
Doctors and and teachers furious at €16,000 top-up pay for Ministers - Irish Independent 27/7/20 Click here
Funding for reopening of schools must be kept under review - Newstalk 27/7/20 Click here
Work continues on plan to reopen schools next month - RTE 25/7/20 Click here
Families of schools 'risk schools not opening if they choose to go abroad' - Irish Independent 25/7/20 Click here
Schools to fully reopen next month, says Taoiseach - RTE 24/7/20 Click here
Will all pupils return to school in September? - Irish Times 6/7/20 Click here
Teaching unions seek more staff to enable full reopening - Irish Times 6/7/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram discusses issues around the return to school on RTE's Prime Time programme 2/7/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses return to schools on RTE's Drivetime programme 2/7/20 Click here
TUI President Martin Marjoram interviewed on Newstalk's Hard Shoulder programme regarding the safe return to school for students and educators 2/7/20
Full reopening of schools may be unlikely this autumn, secondary teachers warn - Irish Times 2/7/20 Click here
Social distancing rules means its inevitable students won't be back in schoool full time - thejournal.ie 2/7/20 Click here
Next year's Leaving Cert students 'need latitude' after school closures - Irish Times 1/7/20 Click here
Covid-19: Teachers alerted to 'opportunistic' employers by union - Irish Times 26/6/20 Click here
Teachers warn of industrial action if school re-opening not in line with health advice - Irish Times 26/6/20 Click here
What next for the Leaving Cert? - Irish Times 23/6/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses the re-opening of schools on Wednesday's Virgin Media's Tonight Show (section from around 36.40 of programme) 17/6/20 Click here
Listen back to TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann, Dr Tomás Ryan of TCD and Aine Lynch of the National Parents Council discuss the re-opening of schools on Today FM’s Last Word (Tuesday's programme from around 57.30) Click here 16/6/20
TUI President Seamus Lahart discusses TUI concerns about Government plan to reopen schools on RTE's Today with Sarah McInerney 15/6/20 Click here
Plans for full school return 'a surprise' - TUI - RTE 13/6/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on RTE television news bulletins over concerns around plans to reopen schools 13/6/20
Teachers alaremd at plan to reopen schools without social distancing - Irish Times 13/6/20 Click here
Teacher unions react angrily to social distancing proposals - Newstalk 12/6/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discussed Calculated Grades, the future of the Leaving Certificate and other arising issues on The Pat Kenny Show 3/6/20 Click here (From around 1:42:30 on the relevant programme)
Teachers fear for pupils in 2021 exams - Sunday Independent 31/5/20 Click here
TUI wants CIT and IT Tralee staff issues resolved before Munster Technological University operational - Irish Examiner 28/5/20 Click here
Munster university merger concerns - Cork Independent 27/5/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on RTE News 22nd May 2020 Click here (First item on bulletin)
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on guidlines for Calculated Grades on Newstalk's Breakfast Briefing 22nd May 2020
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on RTE's Drivetime programme on the publication of guidelines around system of Calculated Grades - RTE 21st May 2020 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart discusses legal indemnty for teachers and other safeguards on Today FM's Last Word programme - 21st May 2020 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart discusses Calculated Grade guidelines on Virgin Media's Tonight programme (Thursday) (from around 6.30) - 21st May 2020 Click here
Leaving Cert students warned againsts sending gifts to teachers - Newstalk - 21st May 2020 Click here
Department to send guidance on Leaving Cert grades to teachers this week - Irish Examiner - 19th May, 2020 Click here
Gifts for teachers to be treated as 'serious attempt' to undermine Leaving Cert grades - Irish Times 18/5/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed live on RTE's Six One News regarding TUI's concerns about pressure being put on teachers over Calculated Grades Click here (from around 37.30)
John MacGabhann interviewed on Virgin Media News bulletins on Calculated Grades and the need for protocols to prevent teachers being put under undue pressure 11/5/20 Click here for the 5.30 bulletin (from 4.20)
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses concerns around canvassing over Calculated Grades - Last Word programmme, Today FM 11/5/20 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart was interviewed on Newstalk Breakfast over issue of teacher integrity in context of Calculated Grades - Newstalk 11/5/20 Click here (from 1.20.35)
Listen back to TUI Assistant General Secretary Joanne Irwin discussing Calculated Grades and arising issues on Highland Radio's Nine til Noon Show 11/5/20 Click here (from around 22mins)
Teachers call for 'safeguards' from lobbying over Leaving Cert grades - Newstalk 11/5/20 Click here
Teachers' unions seek clarity on predictive Leaving Cert grading - Irish Examiner 11/5/20 Click here
'Too early to say' if schools will fully reopen in September, Minister says - Irish Times 11/5/20 Click here
Parents and pupils who try to influence Leaving Cert face being reported to State - Irish Independent 11/5/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed about cancellation of Leaving Cert on RTE's Week In Politics programme 10/5/20 Click here
TUI's position that safeguards should be in place for teachers on p.1 of Sunday Times - same position also outlined in Sunday Independent (links not available) 10/5/20
Demands for legislation to protect teachers from parental pressure on Leaving Cert assessments - Irish Examiner 9/5/20 Click here
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on grades - Irish Times 9/5/20 Click here
Teachers' Union calls for 'sanction' of parents who lobby teachers over child's Leaving Cert grade thejournal.ie 9/5/20 Click here
TUI says it will 'engage' with Leaving Cert grading plan - RTE.ie 9/5/20 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhan interviewed on RTE Six One and Nine News regarding TUI's engagement with Calculated Grades in the interests of students 9/5/20 Click here to watch back
TUI President and Executive Committee member Liz Farrell discuss need for protection for professional integrity of teachers in relation of Calculated Grades- Virgin Media News 9/5/20 Click here to watch back
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann was live in the studio on RTE Radio 1's Saturday with Cormac Ó hEadhra programme 9/5/20 Click here to listen
Education officials to meet teacher and student groups to discuss Leaving Cert plans - Newstalk 6/5/20 Click here
'Significant efforts of educators in the further education and training sector' highlighted by TUI AGS Colm Kelly in letter to Irish Times 4/5/20 Click here
Move to cancel Junior Cert was the right call to make - Irish Examiner 29/4/20 Click here
Schools to decide whether to hold Junior Cycle assessments in May - Irish Times 29/4/20 Click here
Junior Cycle students don't have to sit exams - McHugh - RTE 29/4/20 Click here
All schools given choice on whether to hold assessments for Junior Cycle students - Newstalk 29/4/20 Click here
Junior Cert students to receive 'certificates of completion' from State and written report from school - thejournal.ie 29/4//20 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on Virgin Media's Tonight programme regarding the state of play with the 2020 State Examinations 22/4/20 Click here to access programme
Schools to open once a safe plan put in place - extra.ie 21/4/20 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) says no guarantee Leaving Cert will go ahead - extra.ie 20/4/20 Click here
'No guarantee' Leaving Cert will proceed this summer, teachers' union tells members - Irish Times 19/4/20 Click here
John MacGabhann reacts to speculation regarding possibility of schools reopening for a day a week on Newstalk and regaionl radio news bulletins 19/4/20 Click here
Exam stress bites as students await Leaving Cert start date - Sunday Business Post 19/4/20 Click here
Ireland's builders plot a path towards lockdown exit - Sunday Times front page 19/4/20 Click here
Leaving Cert students unlikely to progress to third-level courses before November - Irish Times 17/4/20 Click here
The Irish Times view on postponing the Leaving Cert: Students must come first 15/4/20 Click here
ASTI says it will work to support delayed Leaving Cert - Irish Times 15/4/20 Click here
Teachers will support students ahead of delayed exams - Irish Examiner 15/4/20 Click here
TUI will work with State Exams Commission to help vulnerable students - Breakingnews 14/4/20 Click here
ASTI executive to meet amid confusion over Leaving Cert exams - Irish Times 14/4/20 Click here
TUI President discusses State Exams issues on Newstalk's Breakfast programme 13/4/20 Click here (From 1.18)
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed about rescheduling of Leaving Cert exams on RTE's Nuacht and Six One television bulletins 11/4/20
Unions call on teachers to engage in exam process 11/4/20 - RTE Click here
Teachers' union raises 'serious concerns' over delay in Leaving Cert - Irish Times 11/4/20 Click here
TUI reaction to rescheduling of Leaving Cert exams covered on RTE's Nine television news 10/4/20
Union has serious concerns about Government's Leaving Cert plans - RTE 10/4/20 Click here
Late Leaving Cert may defer start of next school year - Irish Independent 10/4/20 Click here
Leaving Cert postponed until July or August - Newstalk 10/4/20 Click here
Survey finds half of Leaving Cert students now want exams to be cancelled - extra.ie 4/4/20 Click here
Coronavirus: Teachers will not be redeployed to help health service, unions say - Irish Times 31/3/20 Click here
TUI's advice to students to ignore speculation on exams and to continue to engage with studies covered on RTE's Drivetime programme 25/3/20
Teachers want protections for vulnerable students while out of school - Irish Examiner 25/3/20 Click here
Coronavirus: Varadkar 'hopeful' schools can return in May or June - Irish Times Click here 24/3/20
Schools could reopen in May or June, says Taoiseach - RTE 24/3/20 Click here
Students urged to ignore speculation about exams and stay focussed on studies - Irish Examiner 23/3/20 Click here
Covid-19: schools to remain shut - Evening Echo 24/3/20 Click here
Speaking on regional news bulletins, TUI General Secretary John MacGabhannstates that students, particularly those in Leaving Cert year, should maintain focus and continue to prepare daily for their examinations 24/3/20
Fresh exam uncertainty as 'schools could shut until May' - Irish Independent Click here 20/3/20
Public sector workers to be transferred to help with contact tracing and social welfare applications - thejournal.ie Click here 18/3/20
Teachers' Easter conferences postponed due to Coronavirus - Irish Times Click here 13/3/20
Teachers' conferences postponed - Newstalk Click here 13/3/20
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses closure of schools due to Coronavirus on Newstalk's Breakfast programme 13/3/20
Coronavirus: 'No isolation needed' for family members of pupils at Dublin school - Irish Times Click here 2/3/20
Dispute over timing of secondary school meetings escalates - Irish Times Click here 28/2/20
Schools face losing hundreds of teachers due to dispute - Irish Times Click here 26/2/20
No school for thousands of teachers as TUI strikes over equal pay - RTE Click here 4/2/20
Hundreds of schools closed due to strike action over pay - Irish Times video Click here 4/2/20
Hundreds of schools remain shut as TUI continue with 'last resort' strike - www.breakingnews.ie Click here 4/2/20
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed outside Greenhills College on RTE's One, Six and Nine bulletins - interviews and footage from IT Sligo and LIT also feature 4/2/20
RTE's News At One interviewed TUI members outside Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Click here 4/2/20
Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show reports live from picket line at Greenhills College 4/2/20
Pupils facing teacher strikes in run-up to exams if two-tier pay not resolved - Irish Independent Click here 4/2/20
'The hypocrisy of it really bothers me' - Teachers on why they're striking today thejournal.ie Click here 4/2/20
Brian O' Connell reports live from the picket line outside Glanmire Community College in Cork on Today with Sean O' Rourke - includes clips with Executive Committee member Mike Lyons and colleagues Click here to listen 4/2/20
Next government will have to deal with calls for two-tier pay reversal - Irish Times 4/2/20 Click here
Virgin Media News report live from Greenhills College picket for lunchtime news - also features on later bulletins 4/2/20
Two-tier pay system driving people away from teaching, says union - Irish Mirror 4/2/20 Click here
Hundreds of schools closed today due to TUI strike - Newstalk 4/2/20 Click here
Teachers threaten escalation of strike action if next govt fails to address 'pay discrimination' - Irish Examiner 4/2/20 Click here
Virgin Media's Ireland AM reports live from picket line at Greenhills College, Dublin 4/2/20
'Not alone were teachers hunted down in 2010 with cuts, they were hunted down again in 2012 with additional cuts' - John MacGabhann on RTE's Morning Ireland programme. Also features interviews with post-2011 teachers Eamonn Maguire and Zara Blake. Click here to listen 4/2/20
On Newstalk's Breakfast Briefing, TUI Vice President Martin Marjoram makes clear that the Union will not tolerate pay discrimination affecting teachers, lecturers, Youthreach resource persons and other affected grades 4/2/20
Teachers' strike - we have to work part-time jobs to get by - Irish Times 3/2/20 Click here
TUI Assistant General Secretary Joanne Irwin was interviewed about link between pay discrimination and teacher recruitment and retention issues on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show - Newstalk 29/1/20
TUI President Seamus Lahart dicussed strike action and teacher shortages on RTE's Drivetime programme 28/1/20
Second level schools continue to struggle to fill job vacancies - Irish Independent 28/1/20 Click here
Four out of five schools receive no applications for advertised teaching jobs - study - Irish Examiner 28/1/20 Click here
Teachers say four in five schools have had no applicants for job openings - Newstalk 28/1/20 Click here
Teacher recruitment, retention problems getting worse says union - Irish Times 28/1/20 Click here
Four out of five secondary schools face teacher recruitment issues - RTE 28/1/20 Click here
Fears election-week strike will close more schools - Irish Independent - 21/1/20 Click here
Government to consider sanctions for striking teachers - Irish Times 20/1/20 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show, on which he outlines that any programme for Government must commit to ending pay discrimination - Newstalk 20/1/20
Most secondary schools to close for day in pre-election strike - Irish Times - 18/1/20 Click here
Schools face mass closures as teachers plan to strike days before polls open - Times Ireland - 18/1/20 Click here
Many schools could be forced to close on strike day - RTE 17/1/20 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on RTE Six and Nine television news bulletins 17/1/20
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviwed on pay discrimintion on Newstalk's Hard Shoulder programme 17/1/20
Teachers to strike over pay discrimination scandal - Irish Examiner - 17/1/20 Click here
Thousands of Irish teachers to strike on eve of election - New York Times - 17/1/20 Click here
Teachers Union of Ireland 'left with no choice' but to strike next month over pay discrimination - thejournal.ie 17/1/20 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed about strike on RTE's News At One - 17/1/20 Click here
Thousands of teachers to strike on Tuesday before general election - Newstalk - 17/1/20 Click here
Secondary school teachers set to strike on 4th February - RTE - 17/1/20 Click here
Second level schools to close in February as schools announce strike - Irish Independent - 17/1/20 Click here
The problem with feeder school lists - Letter to the Editor by TUI President Seamus Lahart, Irish Times 4/12/19 Click here
Call for debate on place of technology in schools - Irish Examiner 4/12/19 Click here
Strikes over pay and conditions to hit a number of third-level institutions 1/12/19 Click here
Teachers will strike over two tier 'pay discrimination' - The Times Ireland 18/11/19 Click here
Teachers to strike over 'unacceptable injustice' of two-tier pay scales - Irish Independent 18/11/19 Click here
Up to 19,000 teachers to strike for a day in February - Irish Examiner 18/11/19 Click here
Teachers who are members of TUI to statge one-day strike in February - Irish Times 18/11/19 Click here
Staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology to go on strike next week - Irish Times 11/11/19 Click here
Lecturers in Dundalk Institute of Technology announce one-day strike - Irish Independent 11/11/19 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart responds to a HEA report which shows that students from affluent backgrounds are more likely to study 'high points' courses - Letters to the editor, Irish Times - 24/10/19 Click here
TUI Vice-President Martin Marjoram discusses TUI's mandate for industrial action over pay discrimination on Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show - 14/10/19
Teachers have voted for industrial action over 'pay discrimination' - thejournal.ie 11/10/19 Click here
TUI members overwhelmingly endorse mandate for industrial action - RTE 10/10/19 Click here
TUI members vote for industrial action over pay discrimination - Newstalk 10/10/19 Click here
Teachers’ Union of Ireland votes overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in row over pay equality - Irish Independent 10/10/19 Click here
TUI overwhelmingly votes to back industrial action over two-tier pay - Irish Times 10/10/19 Click here
Hundreds of new teachers to keep pace with growing school population - Irish Times 9/10/19 Click here
More teachers and special needs resources in record €11bn for education - Irish Independent 9/10/19 Click here
Junior Cert results out Friday show high failure rate in higher level history - Irish Times 4/10/19 Click here
Junior Cert 2019: 19 students achieve top marks as over 64,000 receive results - Irish Independent 4/10/19 Click here
65,000 students to receive Junior Cert results today - breakingnews.ie 4/10/19 Click here
Young people in Ireland among world's most educated - Irish Times 10/9/19 Click here
Ireland bottom of class when it comes to class sizes and funding: OECD report - Irish Examiner 10/9/19 Click here
Gender pay gap: Females with a degree earn significantly less than male peers, report reveals - Irish Independent 10/9/19 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart and General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on upcoming ballot on numerous regional radio news bulletins 28-29/8/19
Teachers to be balloted for strike action next month - thejournal.ie 28/8/19 Click here
Teachers to ballot teachers seeking fresh mandate for industrial actoin - Newstalk 28/8/19 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland to ballot 18,000 members for strike action (with video vox pop of public) - Irish Mirror 28/8/19 Click here
Teachers' union: Lack of timeline over reaching pay equality has led to potential strike action - Irish Examiner 28/8/19 Click here
Teachers union warns Education Minister it's 'losing patience' as strike threat looms over pay demands - Irish Independent 28/8/19 Click here
Teachers' union to ballot for industrial action over two-tier pay - Irish Times 28/8/19 Click here
Ireland, 1984: A year of fierce debates and 'mounting evils' - Irish Times 7/7/19 Click here
Defence forces pay boost will not be extended across public service - Irish Times 5/7/19 Click here
Leaving and Junior Cert exams begin amid spike in student anxiety levels - Irish Times - 5/6/19 Click here
CAO points race is distracting the true meaning of education - opinion editorial in Irish Times by TUI President Seamus Lahart outlining TUI's key concerns around the review of Senior Cycle - 4/6/19 Click here
Universities call for more money as Leaving Cert numbers rise - Irish Independent 4/6/19 Click here
'They're anxious in ways they wouldn't have been 20 years ago': Teachers say Leaving Cert stress is on the rise - thejournal.ie 4/6/19 Click here
Protest drives home housing crisis message - The Sunday Times 19/5/19 Click here
Retired TUI members to gather in Thurles - Tipp FM 15/5/19 Click here
Teachers voice concerns over new 'online' marking system for Leaving and Junior Cert examinations - Irish Mirror 14/5/19 Click here
Examiner shortage poses 'challenge' to State exam standards - Irish Times 7/5/19 Click here
Teachers and two-tier system of pay - Letter from TUI President Seamus Lahart to Irish Times on the message that Minister McHugh needs to give to Irish teachers during his planned visit - Irish Times 6/5/19 Click here
Teachers struggle to make ends meet, survey says - Irish Examiner 26/4/19 Click here
Teachers' wages demand would cost extra €49m each year - Extra.ie 26/4/19 Click here
Urgent action needed as secondary schools lack teachers - Irish Times 26/4/19 Click here
TUI members Anne Howard, Stephen Lynch and Kieran Tummon discuss increased bureaucratisation in schools and the burden of initiative overload in RTE News interview 25/4/19
Marjority of teachers would not recommend teaching as profession - Irish Times 25/4/19 Click here
'Review Junior Cycle before Leaving Cert is changed' - Irish Independent 25/4/19 Click here
Minister in promise of talks over teachers' lost income - Irish Independent 25/4/19 Click here
Unequal pay issue will be resolved at ballot box, warn teachers - Irish Examiner 24/4/19 Click here
Teachers oppose Leaving Cert reform whcih requires extra work - Irish Times 24/4/19 Click here
'This is not living' - Housing crisis slammed at TUI conference - Laois Nationalist 24/4/19 Click here
ASTI considers suing Government over financial penalties - Irish Times 24/4/19 Click here
Teachers now prepare to do battle for equal pensions and pay hike - Irish Independent 24/4/19 Click here
Children being forced to study religion in schools, atheist group claims - Irish Times 24/4/19 Click here
Industrial action threatened if Leaving Cert changes railroaded through without consultation - Irish Examiner 24/4/19 Click here
Political leaders come together as final tribute paid to young journalist Lyra McKee - Irish Independent 24/4/19 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann warns states that students are suffering because of teacher recruitment difficulties - a crisis engineered by Government through a system of two-tier pay. He also sets out TUI's red-line issues in relation to Senior Cycle reform - RTE's Morning Ireland programme, 24/4/19 Click here
Teachers demand upgrade to public service pensions - RTE 23/4/19 Click here
TUI warns pay inequality will not be tolerated - Irish Independent 23/4/19 Click here
No Leaving Cert reforms without teacher input, union warns - Irish Times 23/4/19 Click here
TUI: Palpable anger and frustration' about pay discrepancies for teachers 23/4/19 Click here
Half of schools cannot fill vacancies for teachers - Irish Independent 23/4/19 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on Newstalk's Hard Shoulder programme, where he outlines new findings from a survey by TUI's Principals and Deputy Principals' Association which makes clear the devastating impact that a two-tier pay system has had on the recruitment and retention of teachers 22/4/19
Nearly all secondary schools struggling to fill teacher vacancies - Irish Times 22/4/19 Click here
Substitute panels announced to address teacher shortage - RTE 22/4/19 Click here
94% of schools experienced teacher recruitment difficulties in the past six months - Irish Examiner 22/4/19 Click here
TUI say not enough teachers for student spike - Radio Nova 19/4/19 Click here
Third level institutions face 'numbers time bomb' - The Times Ireland 20/4/19 Click here
Increase in student numbers will put strain on third level institutions, union warns - Irish Examiner 19/4/19 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on regional news bulletins regarding urgent need for a Government commitment to appropriate third level funding 21/3/19
€5.5m bill for prefabs despite vow to ditch the structures - Extra.ie 21/3/19 Click here
TUI's Education/Research Officer David Duffy discussed on continuing dependence of the Irish education system on prefabs on Newstalk's Lunchtime programme. ‘Biggest problem is that prefabs being used beyond timeframe when considered reasonable....often cramped, which makes them unsuitable for group work.' He also outlined obvious arising issues with laboratories and technical subjects 20/3/19
Unions warn teacher sharing scheme is a 'sticking plaster' measure - College View 6/3/19 Click here
General Secretary John MacGabhann outlined TUI's ongoing commitment to ending two-tier pay system on Today FM's Last Word programme 13/2/19
TUI President Seamus Lahart discussed issues around pay discrimination on Newstalk's Breakfast programme 13/2/19
It should be possible to address pay disparity for teachers, TUI says - Irish Times 13/2/19 Click here
Teachers' union warns children will be sent home from school because of lack of teachers - Breakingnews.ie 13/2/19 Click here
Teaching unions to see if nurses' dispute can be used to benefit their members - Breakingnews.ie 13/2/19 Click here
'There are always consequences': Minister responds to claim teachers may seek pay rise following recommendation on nurses - Thejournal.ie 13/2/19 Click here
Unions take cautious approach to knock-on pay rises - Irish Times 12/2/19 Click here
Major unions to consider next steps following nurses' offer - Newstalk 12/2/19 Click here
Shortage of examiners in lead up to Leaving Cert oral exams - Irish Times 4/2/19 Click here
CIT and IT Tralee staff vote in favour of creating new university - Irish Times 31/1/19 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on RTE's Drivetime programme on recruitment and retention survey findings 23/1/19 Click here (from 2:14:30)
TUI President Seamus Lahart interviewed on Newstalk's Breakfast programme on recruitment and retention survey findings - Newstalk 23/1/19 Click here
Recruitment and retention survey findings – and interview clips from the President - featured on bulletins on the following stations: Kildare FM, Midlands 103, Northern Sound, Radio Kerry, Cork 96 FM, WLRFM, Clare FM, Tipp FM, FM104, South East Radio, Red FM, 4FM, Galway Bay FM, Mid and NW FM, KCLR FM, 98FM, Highland Radio, Q102, Shannonside FM - 23/1/19
99% of principals and deputy principals report recruitment difficulties in survey - Irish Examiner 23/1/19 Click here
Secondary schools undermined by Irish teacher shortage, study finds - Irish Times 23/1/19 Click here
Subjects hit by recruitment issues at schools - TUI - RTE 23/1/19 Click here
Teacher unions hopeful of progress on pay talks - RTE 19/1/19 Click here
Nurses to meet PSSA body over pay claim - RTE 18/1/19 Click here
Public service agreement: Nurses, teachers to meet oversight group - Irish Times 18/1/19 Click here
School secretaries 'treated like second class citizens' - Irish Times 17/1/19 Click here
Parents who regularly take three or more drinks a day may be abusing children - Irish Times 17/1/19 Click here
ETB staff demand pension statements - Irish Examiner 26/12/18 Click here
Michael Clifford column: Money decides who goes to college - Irish Examiner 8/12/18 Click here
What's pushing teachers' buttons? - Irish Times 4/12/18 Click here
Why some schools do better than others - Irish Times 4/12/18 Click here
Union says feeder school tables 'celebrate inequality' - Irish Examiner 4/12/18 Click here
Large gap between affluent students and disadvantaged peers going to university Newstalk, 4/12/18 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart discusses flaws of 'feeder school' lists on Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show 4/12/18 Click here (Segment begins shortly into Part 1)
'Not everything that can be measured is of value, and a lot of what is of value can't be measured.' - TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann on feeder school lists on RTE's Morning Ireland 4/12/18 Click here
College entry at historic high as State-funded schools raise bar - Irish Independent 4/12/18 Click here
In piece on reduced timetables on RTE's Drivetime programme, TUI position that many schools do not have the resources to offer a service that meets the needs of all students is stated - 26/11/18
Children on reduced timetables 'denied' education - Irish Times 16/11/18 Click here
Principals warn teacher shortage will worsen due to spike in student numbers - Irish Times 15/11/18 Click here
Shortage of secondary teachers 'to get worse' - Irish Independent 15/11/18 Click here
2,000 secondary teachers needed to keep up with boom, principals' leader warns - Irish Examiner 15/11/18 Click here
Teacher shortage 'a sticking plaster' says union - Irish Examiner - 9/11/18 Click here
Schools may be asked to share teachers to ease supply 'crisis' - Irish Times - 8/11/18 Click here
17 schools require works to reopen after midterm - Irish Examiner - 1/11/18 Click here
As primary teachers reject pay equality proposals, is there a real threat of strikes in schools? - RTE - 31/10/18 Click here
Primary teachers rejection of pay deal leaves Government in a difficult position - Irish Times 30/10/18 Click here
Primary school teachers reject Government pay proposals - Irish Times 30/10/18 Click here
TUI narrowly votes to accept new entrant pay deal in first ballot from teachers - Irish Independent 26/10/18 Click here
TUI members accept proposals to end two-tier pay system for teachers - Irish Times 25/10/18 Click here
RTE’s Nine O’ Clock bulletin, which noted the union’s position that the accepted proposal did not represent pay equality and that recruitment and retention problems would continue in schools - 25/10/18
TUI members accept new entrant pay proposal - RTE 25/10/18 Click here
Report finds Ireland's school principals among best paid in Europe - Irish Examiner 14/10/18 Click here
Second level teachers to vote on two-tier pay proposal - Irish Times 13/10/18 Click here
A teacher's take on Budget 2019 - TUI member David Waters in Irish Times 9/10/18 Click here
President of the Teacher’s Union of Ireland Seamus Lahart says students, schools and teachers will suffer if action is not taken to address the recruitment and retention crisis - article by TUI President in thejournal.ie 28/9/18 Click here
State Examinations Commission to consider impact of exam appeal ruling - Irish Examiner 28/9/18 Click here
Future college places at risk without action on funding, statement warns - Irish Examiner 27/9/18 Click here
Nurse unions recommend members reject pay plan - Irish Examiner 27/9/18 Click here
Hospital chaos as nurses warn of strikes over pay - Irish Independent 27/9/18 Click here
TUI to ballot members on pay deal proposals - Irish Times 26/9/18 Click here
Teacher strikes possible for pay restoration - Irish Examiner 26/9/18 Click here
Strike threat as public sector workers lash out at €3,300 deal without back pay - Irish Independent 25/9/18 Click here
Deal can only postpone outbreak of hostilities - Irish Independent 25/9/18 Click here
Government announces new plan to tackle public service pay inequality - Newstalk 24/9/18 Click here
Government proposes deal to end two-tier public pay system - Irish Times 24/9/18 Click here
Government hopes ending two-tier pay system will prevent strikes - Irish Times 24/9/18 Click here
TUI member David Waters and TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on new entrant pay issues on RTE's Six One News 24/9/18 (From around 16 mins) Click here
Teachers granted breastfeeding breaks extension - Irish Examiner 24/9/18 Click here
Lecturers at WIT and IT Carlow to take industrial action - RTE 18/9/18 Click here
62,000 students to receive Junior Cert results - Irish Examiner 13/9/18 Click here
Thousands receive thier Junior Cert but mixed report card for education equality in Ireland - Irish Examiner 13/9/18 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart featuerd on several regional news bulletins, congratulating those students receiving thier Junior Cert results and encouraging them to stay to complete Senior Cycle - 13/9/18
Almost 50 students get top marks in Junior Cert - Irish Times 12/9/18 Click here
Irish classrooms among most overcrowded in developed world - Irish Times 12/9/18 Click here
Spending on education has not kept up with rising number of students - OECD - Irish Independent 11/9/18 Click here
Recruiting and retaining teachers - Letter to the editor by TUI President Seamus Lahart - Irish Times 6/9/18 Click here
70,000 teachers may strike in push to restore pay - Irish Examiner 6/9/18 Click here
Teacher unions criticise slow pace of pay talks - RTE 5/9/18 Click here
Bruton and schools in stand-off on religion - Irish Independent 1/9/18 Click here
Pay pressures set to come to a head in build-up to Budget - Irish Times 31/8/18 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart discussed his priorities for his Presidency of TUI on Tipp FM's Tipp Today programme. Pay discrimination was identified as the key issue for the months ahead - Tipp FM 30/8/18
Teacher union: Slump in LCA numbers a result of cutbacks - Irish Examiner 15/8/18 Click here
TUI President Seamus Lahart comments on Leaving Cert results on a number of local stations including Tipp FM, Limerick 95 FM, LMFM, Red FM, Galway Bay FM, South East Radio FM, WLR FM, Clare FM and Northern Sound 15/8/16
TUI reaction to Leaving Cert in Evening Echo 15/8/18 Click here
Leaving Cert not a final desination - Radio Nova 15/8/16 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses value of the Leaving Certificate on Today FM's Last Word programme 8/8/18 Click here (from around 2 minutes into that date's show)
New TUI President says we're losing teachers due to poor pay - Tipp FM 26/7/18 Click here
Letter in Irish Times from TUI President Seamus Lahart on recruitment issues and pay discrimination - Irish Times 25/7/18 Click here
Teacher unions to be consulted on solving recruitment problems - Irish Examiner 25/7/18 Click here
TUI's new Tipperary President Seamus Lahart says injustice of pay inequality must end - The Nationalist 24/7/18 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses hugely negative effects of pay discrimination on teacher recruitment and retention on RTE's Drivetime programme - 23/7/18 Click here (from around 1.09.30)
***Over the course of the 2018 State Examinations, TUI subject representatives offered expert advice and analysis to the national media***
Teachers want 30% pay rise for correcting State exams - Irish Times 22/6/18 Click here
Reforms needed to tackle Leaving Cert anxiety, say principals - Irish Times 6/6/18 Click here
And they're off.... over 121,000 Leaving and Junior Cert students begin exams today - Irish Independent 6/6/18 Click here
Dundalk IT lecturers protest over pay inequality - Dundalk Democrat 27/5/18 Click here
TUI protests over two-tier pay system - RTE 24/5/18 Click here
TUI holding lunchtime protests to support pay equality campaign - Highland Radio 24/5/18 Click here
Teachers protest over equal pay - FM104 24/5/18 Click here
Mullingar teachers hold protest to highlight pay inequality - Westmeath Examiner 24/5/18 Click here
Teachers warn they may strike if progress not made on pay equality - Irish Examiner 24/5/18 Click here
Teachers protest over two-tier pay system in schools - Irish Times 24/518 Click here
TUI teachers to stage lunchtime protests outside up to 50 schools around Cork - RED FM 24/5/18 Click here
Kerry TUI members to hold lunchtime protests - Radio Kerry 24/5/18 Click here
Teachers due to protest over pay today outside Maynooth campus - Leinster Leader 24/5/18 Click here
Lecturers to take action over 'unsustainable' burden of work - Irish Times 19/4/18 Click here
Annual Congress 2018 - media coverage
Over the course of Annual Congress 2018, TUI received considerable media coverage.
In advance of the conference, the findings of a survey of post-2011 teachers were released, which showed the significant damage that pay discrimination has inflicted on the morale of teachers. Also ahead of the conference, the union highlighted its national ballot of third level members for a campaign of industrial action over the re-designation of the second ‘flex’ hour.
Once again, much of the media focus at Annual Congress 2018 was on the issue of pay discrimination, particularly the joint approach that the three teacher unions adopted in motions taken at each of the three conferences.
Student teachers may drop out due to financial difficulties - poll - Irish Times 29/3/18 Click here
Student teachers spending own cash on classes - Irish Independent 29/3/18 Click here
Government warns addressing public-sector pay inequality will cost €200m - Newstalk 16/3/18 Click here
Letter to the editor on pay discrimination and teacher supply - TUI President Joanne Irwin in Irish Times 15/3/18 Click here
TUI President Joanne Iriwn discusses continuous assessment and state examinations on Newstalk's Lunchtime Live programme - 13/3/18
Unequal pay for teachers leading to 'brain drain' from profession - Irish Times 8/3/18 Click here
Teachers 'not going away' in pay equality fight - Irish Independent 8/3/18 Click here
Look back at an RTE News report on the TUI/ASTI/INTO Dáil protest over pay inequality, including an interview with TUI President Joanne Irwin 7/3/18 - from 32mins 50 seconds Click here
Listen back to TUI member David Waters talk about his experience of pay discrimination on RTE's Drivetime programme - from 2 hours 18 mins 7/3/18 Click here
Ireland running out of teachers - FM104 - includes short interview with Joanne Irwin 7/3/18 Click here
Call for investment in Leaving Cert - Irish Examiner 7/3/18 Click here
Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schools - Irish Times 6/3/18 Click here
Leaving Cert leads to devastating stress among students - Irish Times 6/3/18 Click here
Extend the opt-out on religion to all schools, says union - Irish Independent 21/2/18 Click here
'Extra teachers needed for religion alternative' - Irish Examiner 20/2/18 Click here
John MacGabhann interviewed on TV3 News on need for additional teachers as a result of change to provision of religious instruction - Click here (from around 7 minutes 35 seconds in)
Warning religious class plan is 'unworkable' for schools - Irish Independent 20/2/18 Click here
Students dropping out of religion to get no additional resources - Irish Times 19/2/18 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on RTE's News At One on plan to offer alternative subjects to students who offer out of religion. Extra teachers will be required, he states. 19/2/18 Click here
Alternative subjects to be offered to students who opt out of religion - RTE 19/2/18 Click here
Teachers protest to highlight pay inequality – Irish Examiner 2/2/18 Click here
Teacher shortages will worsen unless pay equality accelerated, warns union – Irish Times 2/2/18 Click here
Salaries for education graduates drop more than for other sectors – Irish Times 2/2/18 Click here
TUI members hold lunchtime protests over pay inequality – RTE 1/2/18 Click here
TV3 News reports from lunchtime protest and Greenhills College - TV3 1/2/18 Click here (from 17.39)
Members of TUI stage lunchtime protest over pay inequality – Newstalk 1/2/18 Click here
Listen back to staff outside Greenhills College, Dublin 12 discuss the effects of pay discrimination on teacher recruitment and morale at TUI's lunchtime protest on RTE's Drivetime yesterday - from 51 minutes in 1/2/18 Click here
Teachers wouldn’t recommend profession to own children – Today FM 1/2/18 Click here
Members of teachers’ union holding lunchtime protest – Today FM 1/2/18 Click here
TUI Vice President Seamus Lahart discusses lunchtime protest over pay inequality on Tipp FM - 1/2/18 Click here
Kerry Branch Chair Joe Brennan outlines effects of pay inequality - Radio Kerry 1/2/18 Click here
Michael Lyons, Chair of Birr Gallen Branch, outlines reason for TUI protest - Midlands 103 1/2/18 Click here
Teacher with 23 years experience does not want children to following in footsteps amid pay dispute – Irish Examiner 1/2/18 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses pay inequality and TUI protest on RTE’s Today With Sean O’ Rourke 1/2/18 Click here
Fall in applications for key second level teaching courses - Irish Times 23/1/18 Click here
Secondary principals welcome restoration of middle-management posts - Irish Examiner 17/1/18 Click here
Urgent need to tackle underfunding of higher education - Irish Times 16/1/18 Click here
Salary study may spark debate about pay rates for new-entrant teachers - Irish Times 15/1/18 Click here
Stephen Goulding, President of the TUI's Principals and Deputy Principals' Association, outlines the difficulties being expereinced in attracting teachers to posts across the country and across a range of subjects - Irish Times 12/1/18 Click here
John MacGabhann discusses problems sourcing examiners for Leaving Cert oral exams on Today FM's Last Word programme 11/1/18
'Extreme difficulty' recruiting Leaving Cert examiners - Irish Times 11/1/18 Click here
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann outlines link between disciminatory pay rates and teacher recruitment issues on RTE's Late Debate programme 10/1/18 Click here
Post-Leaving Certificate funding linked to to firms - Irish Examiner 10/1/18 Click here
RTE's Morning Ireland reports on teacher supply problems at post primary level 10/1/18 Click here
No overall problem with teacher supply, insists Department of Education - Irish Times 8/1/18 Click here
TUI President Joanne Irwin discusses hugely damaging impact of pay inequality on teacher training applications - RTE's Drivetime programme, 8/1/18 Click here to listen back
How Scientology is trying to insert itself into Irish schools - Irish Times 16/12/17 Click here
What's the value of feeder schools? - Comments from TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann Irish Times 5/12/17 Click here
Teachers unions call for accelerated pay restoration RTE - 30/11/17 Click here
Numbers entering teaching 'collapsing' due to low pay, unions claim - Irish Times 29/11/17 Click here
Science subjects and pay inequality - letter to the editor by TUI President Joanne Irwin - Irish Times 29/11/17 Click here
Teachers in line for pay boost - but not Ministers - Irish Independent 10/11/17 Click here
70,000 teachers could face financial penalties for rejecting public service pay bill - RTE 7/11/17 Click here
Teacher in first public fitness-to-practice hearing to remain anonymous - Irish Times 2/11/17 Click here
Will the teaching unions align against the government? - Irish Times 23/10/17 Click here
ASTI second level teachers reject public pay deal - Irish Times 23/10/17 Click here
Teachers' union ASTI rejects public service pay deal - Irish Independent 23/10/17 Click here
Reflecting on the battle against Cork Harbour incinerator plan - Irish Examiner 23/10/17 Click here
Industrial action saves €5m on teacher training - Irish Examiner 17/10/17 Click here
Positive reaction to budget measures in education - Newstalk 10/10/17 Click here
TUI protest underfunding of Institute of Technology sector at Dáil 28/9/17 Click here
CIT lecturers protest damage done by cuts - Evening Echo 28/9/17 Click here
Dundak IT staff and students demonstrate against continued underfunding - Dundalk Democrat 28/9/17 Click here
IT lecturers protest over funding for third level - Ocean FM 28/9/17 Click here
IT Carlow lecturers protesting today over lack of funding for Institutes of Technology - KCLR 27/9/17 Click here
LIT lecturers protest over damage caused by funding crisis - Irish Examiner 27/9/17 Click here
25% of ETB teachers on lowest pay - Irish Examiner 25/9/17 Click here
Secondary teacher unions in row over 'poaching' of members - Irish Times 25/9/17 Click here
€230m in savings from reduced pay for new teachers - Irish Examiner 19/9/17 Click here
Workers who reject pay deal may miss out on increases - Irish Examiner 19/9/17 Click here
Teachers who reject pay deal 'will not receive salary increases' - Irish Times 19/9/17 Click here
Teachers warned of wage freeze if they shut schools - Irish Independent 19/9/17 Click here
Public service pay - 'Disgraceful treatment of new teachers must be addressed - Irish Times 18/9/17 Click here
Public service unions to ratify new pay deal - Irish Times 18/9/17 Click here
Nurses and doctors vote for new public service pay deal - Irish Times 16/9/17 Click here
Call for financial support for trainee teacher placement - Irish Examiner 16/9/17 Click here
Teachers, lecturers vote for industrial action over pay gap - Irish Times 15/9/17 Click here
Teachers' strike vote not an immediate threat of shut schools - Irish Times 15/9/17 Click here
TUI rejects pay deal and backs industrial action - Irish Independent 15/9/17 Click here
TUI members reject new pay deal and back industrial action - Irish Mirror 15/9/17 Click here
TUI vote 'No' but public pay deal set to be ratified on Monday - RTE 14/9/17 Click here
TUI members reject public service pay agreement - Newstalk 14/9/17 Click here
TUI President Joanne Irwin discusses Junior Cert results and importance of students completing a Leaving Cert programme on RTE's Morning Ireland programme - 13/9/17 Click here
More than 61,000 students to receive their Junior Cert results today - Newstalk 13/9/17 Click here
First English results in new Junior Cycle - RTE 13/9/17 Click here
New Junior Cert English results show more pupils with good grades - Irish Independent 13/9/17 Click here
Ireland's spend on students is well below the international average - Irish Independent 13/9/17 Click here
OECD: More spending needed on third level education - RTE 12/9/17 Click here
Real prospect of teachers going their own way on public pay agreement - Irish Times 9/9/17 Click here
TUI says new pay deal will worsen teacher shortages - RTE 6/9/17 Click here
TUI President Joanne Irwin warns that continuing pay equality in teaching will continue to lead to shortage of teachers for certain subjects - RTE's Morning Ireland programme 6/9/17 Click here
Ross shuts down FG in teacher pay controversy - Irish Independent 28/8/17 Click here
Time for government to pay debt to teachers - Irish Examiner 25/8/17 Click here
Mitchell-O' Connor backed in call for equal pay for teachers - Irish Independent 25/8/17 Click here
Fianna Fail seeks equal pay for teachers within two years - Irish Times 24/8/17 Click here
Teachers doing the same job should get equal pay, says Mitchell-O' Connor - RTE 23/8/17 Click here
Teachers' unions welcome Minister's support for equal pay - Irish Times 23/8/17 Click here
Primary teachers reject draft public sector pay deal - Irish Times 13/7/17 Click here
Lecturers vote clears way for laws to create technological universities - Irish Examiner 15/6/17 Click here
TUI subject representatives gave expert comment and analysis to the national media throughout the period of the state examinations.
TUI recommends rejection of proposed public service pay deal - Irish Independent 9/6/17 Click here
TUI recommends rejection of proposed agreement - RTE 8/6/17 Click here
TUI says deal 'wholly inadequate' in tackling two-tier pay - Irish Times 8/6/17 Click here
TUI heads say they will recommend membership reject new public service pay deal - thejournal.ie 8/6/17 Click here
Gardai and teachers criticise new public service pay deal - Irish Times 8/6/17 Click here
Groups have mixed views on new public pay agreement - Irish Times 8/6/17 Click here
Unanimous decision of TUI's Executive Committee to reject public service agreement carried on RTE's Nine news 8/6/17
Joanne Irwin interviewed on TV3 News ahead of Executive Committee meeting on proposed public service agreement 8/6/17
General Secretary John MacGabhann explains TUI's disappointment with proposed public service agreement on Newstalk's Drive programme 8/6/17
TUI President Joanne Irwin outlines TUI's position on proposed public service agreement on Today FM's Last Word programme 8/6/17
TUI President explains that pay equality was a red line issue for TUI on RTE's Drivetime programme Click here (from around 1.41) 8/6/17
TUI President Joanne Irwin expresses disappointment on RTE's Morning Ireland programme with proposed public service agreement 8/6/17 Click here (from around 5 mins)
Plan may see pupils take seat on boards - Irish Independent 18/5/17 Click here
10 effective tips to get through exam time with minimal stress 15/5/17 Click here
TUI concern over teacher mentoring scheme - Irish Examiner 22/4/17 Click here
TUI seeks removal of additional third level lecturing time - Irish Examiner 21/4/17 Click here
TUI backs ballot on strike action if pay 'gulf' not resolved - Irish Independent 20/4/17 Click here
Pay parity strike ballot passed - Irish Examiner 20/4/17 Click here
TUI to ballot if equal pay not restored by September - RTE 19/4/17 Click here
TV3 News report on TUI's Annual Congress featuring interviews with President Joanne Irwin and recent entrant Eileen Bowman - 19/4/17 Click here (From 6.20)
End two-tier system by autumn or face action, says teachers' union - Irish Times 19/4/17 Click here
Teachers' union will ballot for strike action if pay for newer teachers is not addressed - Irish Independent 19/4/17 Click here
RTE Drivetime report from TUI's Annual Congress 19/4/17 Click here
1% corporate tax 'would give us €550m more for education' - Irish Independent 19/4/17 Click here
Equal pay and greater protection against malicious allegations sought - Irish Examiner 19/4/17 Click here
Meeting all demands of teaching unions will be very costly - Irish Times 19/4/17 Click here
TUI members Mairéad Glynn and David Waters interviewed along with General Secretary John MacGabhann on vital importance of accelerating process of pay parity - RTE News television bulletins 18/4/17 Click here (From 10.30)
TUI urges 1% levy on corporate profits to fund higher education - Irish Times 18/4/17 Click here
TUI to seek pay parity for recent entrants in Government talks - Irish Times 18/4/17 Click here
TUI conference: It is 'ill-advised' to Facebook friend students - Irish Times 18/4/17 Click here
New tax levy proposed by teachers' union to add more than €550m per annum to education sector - Irish Independent 18/4/17 Click here
Secondary teachers see themselves in different jobs in ten years - Irish Examiner 18/4/17 Click here
Equal pay to dominate teachers' conferences - RTE 18/4/17 Click here
TUI President Joanne Irwin outlines TUI's key priorities on regional news bulletins - 18/4/17
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann interviewed on key Annual Congress issues on Newstalk's Breakfast programme - Newstalk 18/4/17 Click here
One in three new teachers say they will leave profession - TUI survey findings - Irish Times 17/4/17 Click here
Gap between teachers' pay is affecting staff morale - www.thejournal.ie 17/4/17 Click here
Teachers' conferences: pay and conditions top the agenda - Irish Times 17/4/17 Click here
One in three of recent entrnats to teaching believe it is unlikely they will be in profession in ten years - Irish Independent 17/4/17 Click here
Teaching no longer a career for life - TUI President Joanne Irwin on survey findings, RTE's News At One 17/4/17 Click here
1% levy on corporate profits to bridge third level fund gap - Irish Examiner 14/4/17 Click here
Proper funding needed to add computer science to Leaving Cert - Irish Examiner 22/2/17 Click here
Funding must match goals in education - letter by TUI President Joanne Irwin in Irish Times 11/2/17 Click here
School use after hours is one of 400 actions in new plan - Irish Independent 7/2/17 Click here
Timeline for set-up of technological universities uncertain - Irish Examiner 2/2/17 Click here
'Union's view of feeder school lists' - Irish Times 10/12/16 A letter from TUI President Joanne Irwin on the publication of feeder school lists. 'For many, completion of the Leaving Certificate itself is a major achievement. Others may have special educational needs and more again may be relative newcomers to Ireland with a first language other than English. The struggles and achievements of such students cannot be translated into cold, empirical data.' Click here to read
Irish secondary students ranked fifth at reading in global survey - Irish Independent 6/12/16 Click here
Irish students near top of the world in reading literacy - RTE 6/12/16 Click here
On the day that the latest PISA rankings showed that Irish students were performing considerably above the international average in maths, science and reading, TUI Education/Research Officer said on TV3 News that the Government must now match the commitment of teachers and students by ensuring that the education system is appropriately resourced 6/12/16
ASTI to decide whether to ballot on deal - Irish Examiner 1/12/16 Click here
New teachers to get 22% pay rise under new proposals - Irish Times 30/11/16 Click here
ASTI executive council to consider 'final' offer - RTE 30/11/16 Click here
'Managed decline' at Institutes of Technology (featuring an interview on third level funding cuts with TUI Executive Committee member Susan Flannery) - Irish Times 4/11/16 Click here
TUI and INTO representatives held a press conference ahead of a major Equal Pay for Equal Work rally outside the Dáil on October 27th. The press conference and rally were covered by both national print and broadcast media.
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann outlines union's pay strategy on Today FM's Last Word programme 26/10/16
TUI President Joanne Irwin interviewed on RTE's Morning Ireland on upcoming ASTI strike and ongoing TUI campaign for pay restoration 25/10/16 Click here to listen back
ASTI's leadership focused on conflict rather than compromise - Irish Times 25/10/16 Click here
How teacher unions have been divided and conquered - Irish Times 25/10/16 Click here
Some schools yet to advertise for supervision staff - Irish Examiner 22/10/16 Click here
TUI members will not carry out duties of ASTI members - Irish Times 22/10/16 Click here
TUI President Joanne Irwin interviewed on RTE Six and Nine television news bulletins - says that TUI members will not do the work of any striking ASTI members 21/10/16 Click here to listen back (from around 1.30). Joanne also interviewed on TV3 news bulletins on the same issue.
TUI President Joanne Irwin discusses TUI's strategy for pay restoration on RTE's Morning Ireland programme 21/10/16 Click here to listen back
It's hard to see how we can reopen, say school bosses as strikes loom - Irish Independent 20/10/16 Click here
TUI must cross ASTI picket lines in order to be paid - Irish Times 19/10/16 Click here
John MacMacGabhann interviewed on RTE's Six One News - states that TUI will protect any members threatened with disciplinary action for passing pickets 19/10/16 Click here (from around 9.40)
TUI President Joanne Irwin interviewed on TV3 news on TUI's position on upcoming strikes 19/10/16
John MacGabhann discusses TUI's strategy on pay restoration and the ASTI's industrial action in interview on RTE Radio 1's Today With Sean O' Rourke programme 19/10/16
Budget 2017: Threat to extra teaching posts - Irish Examiner 12/10/16 Click here
Budget 2017: Investment in education has long road ahead - Irish Times 11/10/16 Click here
Fear and loathing on campus - bullying at Irish universities - Irish Times 11/10/16 Click here
Staff at third level colleges back students in opposition of loans scheme - Irish Examiner 30/9/16 Click here
Longford teachers to stage lunchtime protest - Longford Leader 28/9/16 Click here
Teachers staging lunchtime protest - Westmeath Independent 28/9/16 Click here
TUI Deputy General Secretary Annette Dolan intervewed on Midlands 103 bulletins on lunchtime protests over LWETB's failure to adhere to agreed grievance policies 27/9/16
On day that it joined a national coalition of student and union bodies in demanding a publicly funded higher education system, TUI's call for a corporation tax levy to fund the sector features in national and regional news bulletins - 26/9/16
Funding and third level league tables - letter to the editor, Irish Times, 23/9/16 Click here
Young teachers to lose out on pay - Irish Examiner 16/9/16 Click here
Deal to increase new teachers salaries leads to new pay gaps - Irish Times 16/9/16 Click here
Recently recruited teachers to get €135,000 pay boost - Irish Times 16/9/16 Click here
Teacher deal reinforces pay gap between TUI, ASTI members - Irish Times 16/9/16 Click here
RTÉ Nine O'Clock News - TUI President Joanne Irwin on new significant new deal for new and recently qualified teachers -16/9/16. Click here (Scroll to 03:10m)
RTÉ Six One News - TUI President Joanne Irwin interviewed in package (from 3.50 ) and in studio (21.50) on significant deal for new and recently qualified teachers 16/9/16 Click here
€2k pay deal for newly qualified teachers - Irish Independent 16/9/16 Click here
Irish education spending low by OECD standards - Irish Times 16/9/16 Click here
Junior Cert results released today - Irish Independent 14/9/16 Click here
Wait over for 60,000 Junior Cert students as results to be received today - Irish Examiner 14/9/16 Click here
Government problems: Kicking the can of responsibility down the road - Irish Examiner 13/9/16 Click here
Extract: 'Just last month, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland said it may take industrial action over pay discrimination against newly recruited teachers, claiming the removal of qualification allowances from new entrants almost five years ago was effectively a 20% pay cut compared to their colleagues.'
Pay deal is on way to bring equality to 7,000 young teachers - Irish Independent 9/9/16 Click here
ASTI face strike closure in row over payment for supervision - Irish Independent 2/9/16 Click here
TUI Education/Research Officer David Duffy was interviewed about the issue of voluntary contributions payable by parents on Today FM's Last Word programme. TUI's belief that that the education system should be free at all levels and appropriately funded by the state was reaffirmed 30/8/16
TUI President also interviewed on RTE television news on Wednesday 24th August
TUI President Joanne Irwin was interviewed on RTE's Morning Ireland programme on Wednesday, 24th August. She expressed the union's frustration with the recent pace of progress in recent weeks on the issue of pay inequality and highlighted that the union already has a mandate for industrial action on this issue. Click here to listen back to the piece.
Progress in talks on restoring new allowances to teachers worth €5,000 to new teachers - Irish Independent 24/8/16 Click here
Teachers pushing for resolution of pay talks - Irish Examiner 24/8/16 Click here
TUI warns of industrial action over new teacher pay - Irish Times 23/8/16 Click here
Speaking on the Right Hook programme on Newstalk on August 9th on the issue of second level school places, TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann said that every school should be a school for the community in which is located. He criticised the exclusionary tactics of some schools in not taking students with special educational needs. He also said that progression rates to third level are only predictors of socioeconomic background and say nothing about the quality of a school.
In the Irish Daily Mail on August 9th, a TUI spokesperson said that the issue of pay equality is a key priority for the union. The spokesperson said: ‘Over the summer, TUI and INTO representatives have held meetings with officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Education and Skills to scope out the issues around pay equality with further engagement scheduled for the coming weeks.’
Teacher talks explore restoration of allowances - Irish Times 29/7/16 Click here
TUI representatives were interviewed on the national media on 25/7/16 on the day that the Fitness to Teach provisions of the Teaching Council Acts were commenced by Education Minister Richard Bruton. In interviews on TV3 and UTV, TUI Deputy General Secretary Annette Dolan said that any fitness to teach issues should be dealt with in schools in the first instance, utilising the existing procedures.
'An old girls and boys network' - Retired teachers 'hogging' posts from graduates - Irish Independent 17/7/16 Click here
Government to talk with teachers over new entrants' pay - Irish Times 6/7/16 Click here
***Throughout the state examinations, TUI subject representatives offered expert advice to the national media on a daily basis***
Rise in college points likely as more students seek places - Irish Times 7/6/16 Click here
TUI decision on deal averts all-out war with teachers - Irish Times 31/5/16 Click here
Teachers' Union of Ireland votes in favour of new deal - Irish Times 30/5/16 Click here
TUI votes to accept Government proposals - RTE 30/5/16 Click here
Teachers in dispute - a collective agreement is the best way to restore pay and conditions (editorial) - Irish Times 30/5/16 Click here
Secondary school strikes loom over pay dispute - Irish Examiner 26/5/16 Click here
'Pick a topic you'd tell your friends about' - advice for the junior cycle assessment - Irish Independent 25/5/16 Click here
TUI faction calls on teachers to reject additional hours - Irish Times 23/5/16 Click here
TUI urges yes vote after allowances breakthrough - Irish Independent 11/5/16 Click here
Deal may avert strikes planned by teachers for autumn - Irish Times 11/5/16 Click here
TUI to ballot members on agreement with Department - RTE 10/5/16 Click here
Look back at an interview with TUI member David Waters on RTE's Prime Time (26/4/16) on discriminatory pay rates which affect new and recent entrants to the teaching profession Click here
Expenditure chief rules out extra wage hikes for civil servants - Irish Independent 6/4/16 Click here
TUI President interviewed on the income poverty of younger teachers on RTE Six and Nine news
'I know of many teachers who have left the profession because they can't sustain a livelihood,' he says. 'The situation is urgent and needs to be addressed.' 5/4/16
Listen back to interview with TUI President Gerry Quinn on today's Morning Ireland programme, where he states that Lansdowne Road Agreement in its current form 'copper-fastens' the exploitation of younger and newly qualified teachers and lecturers. The interview followed comments by Workplace Relations Commission head Kieran Mulvey that the Agreement may have to be revisited over serious entry grade pay issues. RTE's Morning Ireland, 5/4/16 Click here to listen back
Teachers told defending bullied colleagues could provent suicides - Irish Independent 1/4/16 Click here
Teachers 'examining neighbours' children' because of cutbacks - Irish Independent 1/4/16 Click here
Teachers must prioritise narrowing of pay gap between new entrants and established personnel - Irish Times editorial 1/4/6 Click here
Jobs 'risk' as junior cycle row intensifies - Irish Examiner 1/4/16 Click here
Calls for a national audit to ensure schools fire safety - Irish Examiner 1/4/16 Click here
Industrial action to begin at ITs next week - Irish Independent 31/3/16 Click here
'Poorer students will suffer if Institutes of Technology mergers goes ahead' - Irish Examiner 31/3/16 Click here
'Women do not progress beyond entry level' - Irish Independent 31/3/16 Click here
Warning over prioritising part-time teachers 31/3/16 Click here
TUI conference told contracts of 30 minutes duration on offer - Irish Times 31/3/16 Click here
TUI to oppose merger plans for institutes of technology - Irish Times 31/3/16 Click here
TUI President calls for Lansdowne Road replacement - RTE 30/3/16 Click here
TUI chief claims young teachers are being treated as 'galley slaves' - Irish Independent 30/3/16 Click here
Young teachers face 'perfect storm' of cuts and costs - Irish Times 30/3/16 Click here
New teachers are 'like galley slaves' - Irish Examiner 30/3/16 Click here
Institute of Technology mergers 'a byword for cuts,' TUI told- - Irish Times 30/3/16 Click here
Teachers giving up jobs as they can't afford rent says union - Irish Examinter 29/3/16 Click here
New teachers to loser €300,000 over pay cuts, TUI warns - Irish Times 29/3/16 Click here
TUI President Gerry Quinn discusses TUI conference, particularly the plight of recent entrants to the profession on RTE's Morning Ireland programme 29/3/16 Click here to listen
'Business must pay levy for colleges' - Irish Independent 25/3/16 Click here
Teachers' union wants 1% levy on corporate profits - Irish Examiner 25/3/16 Click here
Should businesses help to fund higher education? The TUI thinks so thejournal.ie 24/3/16 Click here
Five time-bombs facing a new Minister for Education - Irish Times 22/3/16 Click here
Lansdowne Road pact 'creaking at the edges' - Irish Times 22/3/16 Click here
Time to reimagine social partnership as Luas dispute and other pay claims raise prospect of further strike action - Irish Times 21/3/16 Click here
New government faces wave of school and college strikes - Irish Examiner 18/3/16 Click here
Listen back to a feature on RTE's Morning Ireland on TUI's grave concerns over third level funding 18/3/16 Click here
Technological universities - are they really such a good idea? - Irish Times 15/3/16 Click here
TUI motions may spark fresh industrial unrest in schools - Irish Times 14/3/16 Click here
Jan O' Sullivan will not attend teachers' conferences - Irish Times 12/3/16 Click here
Higher education sector under pressure as never before - Irish Times 10/3/16 Click here
Caretaker ministers must not deflect higher education - Irish Times 7/3/16 Click here
Schools to close for three days for Junior Cert reform - Irish Independent 3/3/16 Click here
No country for young teachers: the two-tier pay problem - Irish Times 1/3/16 Click here
WIT withdraws memo to unions regarding redundancy scheme - RTE 25/2/16 Click here
Where now for junior cycle reform? - Irish Times 22/2/16 Click here
TUI votes for industrial action over planned mergers - RTE 19/2/16 Click here
TUI announcement of overwheming mandate for industrial action from third level memberes over merger concerns covered on all major news bulletins 19/2/16
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann discusses Junior Cycle reform on Today FM's Anton Savage programme 16/2/16
Planned strike by teachers called off - Irish Times 12/2/16 Click here
TUI decision to call off second levels strike action scheduled for 24/2/16 covered on all major news bulletins 12/2/16
CIT staff escalate industrial action - Irish Examiner 10/2/16 Click here
Schools to close as unions approve teachers' strike - Irish Examiner 8/2/16 Click here
TUI plans one-day February strike without 'meaningful' talks - Irish Times 6/2/16 Click here
Teachers to go on strike over 'crisis issues' - RTE 5/2/16 Gerry Quinn explains that plight of young teachers is central to decision to take strike action Click here
Teachers' strike could shut down 350 schools - Irish Independent 4/2/16 Click here
4,000 IT lecturers go on strike - UTV News - features interviews with TUI Area Representative Martin Marjoram and TUI President Gerry Quinn 3/2/16 Click here
Colleges 'economic value cut' say striking lecturers and researchers - Irish Examiner 4/2/16 Click here
RTE's Six One News report on strike - features interviews with CIT lecturers, footage from LIT and an interview with TUI President Gerry Quinn Click here (from around 15 mins) 3/2/16
'We come back to work every year to find fewer and fewer lecturers' - thejournal.ie 3/2/16 Click here
Lecturers 'living on poverty line' as Institute of Technology colleges go on strike - Irish Independent 3/2/16 Click here
TUI warns of more lecturer strikes at Institutes of Technology - Irish Times 3/2/16 Click here
Students 'supportive of lecturers' - Gerry Quinn interview on Newstalk 3/2/16 Click here
Classes at institutes of Technology stop as lecturers strike - Irish Times 3/2/16 Click here
On the national morning programmes, CIT lecturer Dr Tom O' Connor explained the effects of cutbacks on service in Institutes on RTE's Morning Ireland. Meanwhile, Gerry Quinn explained why lecturers were striking on Newstalk's Breakfast programme 3/2/16
TUI President Gerry Quinn explains why 4,000 Institute of Technology lecturers are taking strike action in an Irish Times opinion editorial 2/2/16 Click here to read
Listen back to CIT lecturer June O' Reilly discuss the effects of cutbacks on the IoT sector on RTE's Morning Ireland 1/2/16 Click here to listen
Minister rejects union 'veto' on Institutes of Technology Bill - Irish Times 28/1/16 Click here
Council: Halt IT merger plans - Irish Examiner 27/1/16 Click here
TUI calls for halt to Technological Universities Bill - TUI President Gerry Quinn interviewed on RTE's Morning Ireland programme on 26/1/16 Click here to listen back
CAO point increases likely with applications set for record level - Irish Times 26/1/16 Click here
CIT industrial action is about downgrading of staff, not proposed university status (by Dr Tom O' Connor) - Irish Examiner 25/1/16 Click here
TUI to ballot over technological university bill - RTE 22/1/16 Click here
Institute of Technology lecturers to ballot for strike action - Irish Times 22/1/16 Click here
Government facing strikes in run-up to election - Irish Times 19/1/16 Click here
Second level teachers to stage one day strike before election - Irish Times 15/1/16 Click here
Secondary teachers threaten strike before election - RTE 15/1/16 Click here
January 15th: TUI President Gerry Quinn interviewed on numerous national and regional news bulletins in relation to TUI decision to strike at second level before general election unless key concerns are met. Also interviewed on TV3 News and Today FM's Last Word programme.
In an Irish Times article on January 13th, the TUI’s deputy general secretary Annette Dolan said the Institute of Technology sector had been battered by an era of anti-educational cutbacks. She said funding had been cut by 35 per between 2008 and 2015. During this time, student numbers had risen by some 32 per cent. Lecturer numbers, meanwhile, had fallen by almost 10 per cent over the same period.
“This has had a direct effect on the quality of service to students and the working conditions of academics,” she said. Students now faced larger class sizes, reduced access to laboratories and libraries and sharp cuts to tutorials and other student supports. Click here for article
In an article entitled ‘How our teachers are lured abroad’ in the Irish Independent on January 13th , TUI President Gerry Quinn outlined how second level teachers in Ireland ‘have been forced to apply for fragments of jobs with no guarantee of being retained. Such teachers experience income poverty, often struggling and sometimes failing to pay the rent,’ he said. Click here for article
On January 12th, the announcement of a strike day to be taken by Institute of Technology lecturers received extensive coverage. The union highlighted the crisis situation that a cut in funding and lecturer numbers at a time of huge increase in student numbers had created.
In the Sunday Business Post on January 10th, TUI commented on political party Renua’s stated plan to have only 30% of the Junior Cert and Leaving Cert examinations dependent on the written examinations. “The rationale and reasoning behind Renua’s proposal is at best unclear and poses considerably more questions than answers,’ a spokesman said.
On January 6th, the Irish Times and the Evening Echo reported that the Union of Students in Ireland had joined forces with TUI as part of a campaign against the erosion of the publicly funded higher education system. The ‘iValue Higher Education’ campaign invites students, their families and teachers to sign a petition. The campaign calls for the resourcing of a higher education infrastructure which can best meet contemporary national and international challenges and demands.“The USI is proud to join with TUI on the ‘I Value Higher Education’ campaign which seeks to promote the value of higher education in Irish society. The campaign acknowledges higher education as a central function within the social, cultural and economic fabrics of Irish society," USI president Kevin Donoghue said. Click here for Irish Times article
Lecturers in institutes of technology vote for strike action - Irish Independent 15/12/15 Click here
IT lecturers vote in favour of industrial action - RTE 15/12/15 Click here
TUI warns of strikes at institutes of technology after vote - Irish Times 15/12/15 Click here
TUI President Gerry Quinn interviewed on Newstalk's Breakfast programme and warns of industrial unrest if the key concerns of teachers and lecturers are not met - 1/12/15
Schools facing industrial action 'as sure as night follows day' says union - Irish Examiner 1/12/15 Click here
Gerry Quinn interview on casualised nature of teaching - Newstalk Breakfast programme 27/11/15
Revenue may collect student loans under proposed scheme - Irish Times 27/11/15 Click here
ITs are underfunded so education standards are already suffering - Irish Examiner 27/11/15 Click here
RTE news report on Institute of Technology lunchtime protests - interviews and footage from CIT and DIT Bolton Street - RTE 26/11/15 Click here
Institute of Technology lecturers were interviewed o