Wynne expresses concern over ‘silver bullet vaccine’
A North West Secondary School vice-principal has warned against teachers and students rushing to avail of Covid-19 vaccines. The INTO’s John Boyle had called for them to be prioritised when the vaccine becomes available. Sean Wynne is the Vice-Principal of Drumshanbo Vocational School. He says he was…
Donegal Youth Service to take part in cross border programme
Minster for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has announced that Donegal Youth Service is to take part in a €6.1 million cross border programme to support communities to tackle post-conflict resilience and peace building. “The cross border and cross community Our Generation project is designed to build relations, deal with…
Sligo/Leitrim schools to receive funding for ICT infrastructure
Schools across Sligo and Leitrim are set to receive grants for ICT infrastructure and equipment as part of the government digital strategy expenditure. This announcement was made by Fine Gael General Election Candidate and Sligo County Councillor, Thomas Walsh who along side Minister for Education, Joe McHugh are granting money…
North West schools to be disrupted by Forsa strike action
Industrial action by school secretaries across the north west is set to go ahead on tomorrow in a row with the Department of Education over pay. A meeting between the Forsa union and department officials ended yesterday without agreement. Forsa says most secretaries earn just 12,500 euro a…
Minister for Education says small schools are ‘the heart of the community’
The Minister for Education says small schools are ‘the heart of the community’. Speaking at Oideas Gael in Glencolmcille, Co Donegal yesterday evening, Minister Joe McHugh was responding to questions raised over a recent EU report on class sizes, with Ireland among the highest in Europe. Almost one quarter of…
Minister fails to commit to retaining two teachers in Kiltyclogher NS
The Minister for Education has failed to give any clear committment to staff at a small school in county Leitrim that is at risk of losing a teacher. Kiltyclogher National School is a two-teacher school but next year it falls below the Department threshold to retain that second teacher by…
Minister says young teachers will lose out by staying outside deal
The Minister for Education says young teachers in the ASTI will suffer a permanent financial loss after the union rejected a new pay deal. Richard Bruton says the offer to bring new teacher’s starting salaries to 35,000 euro from 2018 was at the limit of what can be afforded. He…