TUI concerned with removal of Covid restrictions
A local TUI representative is expressing concern over moves agreed by the government that will see the removal of all Covid restrictions from Monday. The changes mean close contacts of someone with Covid who don’t have symptoms will no longer have to isolate. The government’s also accepted advice…
Teacher unions call on government to reverse vaccination rollout decision
There is a lot of ‘nervousness and concern’ among teachers in the region over the revised vaccine rollout programme. That’s according to Brendan Greene of St. Clare’s Comprehensive school in Manorhamilton and north west representative of the Teachers Union of Ireland. Last week the government changed the vaccine plan to…
TUI call for schools to close on December 18th
A teachers’ union has called for schools to be allowed to close early for Christmas so that students and teachers have more time to restrict their movements before meeting elderly or high risk relatives. The Minister for education confirmed yesterday that all schools will remain open until Tuesday 22…
Teachers need information prior to schools opening
North West based teachers are calling out for more information about new Covid-19 practices in advance of schools reopening next month. A local representative from the Teachers Union of Ireland says Schools have a lot of work to complete in a short space of time in order to be…
North West TUI members on the picket line
Teachers throughout the north west who are members of the TUI union are on strike today in a row over pay. Affected schools throughout the region are closed. Speaking to Ocean FM’s John Lynch, local TUI spokesman Brendan Greene, a teacher in St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, outlines the…
Teachers strike for better pay
Teachers across the north west are on strike today in a row over pay. The strikes have resulted in severe disruptions to education services in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The Teachers Union of Ireland says the strike’s taking place because those hired after 2011 are paid at a…
Difficulty in recruiting and retaining teachers a concern in north west
Problems with the supply and retention of teachers is expected to be one of the issues on the agenda when Donegal Education and Training Board meet Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe McHugh in over a week’s time. The meeting, due on Friday, February 1st, follows a poll of principals…