# TUI

Last year

2022

THE MORNING LEAD

Schools in 'outdated buildings' fear a winter of energy rationing and cold classes

A report by

Diarmuid Pepper

‘It’s very difficult to ask parents for help, because no more than ourselves, every household is really suffering.’

The Department of Education has allocated one-off additional funding of €90 million.

But unions say more funding is needed.

One school principal described outdated school buildings as the 'broader issue'.

12.7k

Nov 2nd 2022, 12:05 AM

# teaching strike

Teachers’ Union of Ireland to hold industrial action ballot in September if pay not improved

Possible industrial action would be co-ordinated with other public sector unions should such a deal not be forthcoming.

13.7k

Aug 11th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Assault

'Some teachers get assaulted more than once a week': Review demanded over attacks at schools

Unions have demanded that better supports are available to teachers who have been assaulted by students.

24.4k

Apr 23rd 2022, 7:00 AM

# State Exams

Leaving Cert 2022: Teaching unions hit out at 'unhelpful' speculation about hybrid model

Students had a choice last year whether to sit an exam or receive an accredited grade.

18.9k

Jan 10th 2022, 3:53 PM

# re-opening

'Enormous unease' about schools reopening amid concerns about teacher substitutes, unions say

Education Minister Norma Foley said that the next few weeks would be challenging.

60.0k

102

Updated

Jan 5th 2022, 10:30 AM

# Back To School

Schools set to re-open on Thursday as safety measures deemed 'effective and appropriate'

Each of the three main teaching unions continued to express concerns about staffing.

The Department of Education said there was no public health rationale to delay the reopening.

The ASTI has said that some classes may be prioritised if adequate teaching staff was not available.

The leaders of the three government coalition parties also met this afternoon and green lit the plans for schools.

199k

195

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Jan 4th 2022, 9:55 PM

All time

# substitute teachers

Emergency measures to tackle teacher shortages 'perpetuating unequal pay', say teaching unions

Emergency measures include an increased involvement of student teachers and retired teachers.

22.0k

Nov 29th 2021, 10:57 PM

# Schools

Teachers want 'acknowledgement and investment' rather than pandemic bonus

Senior government members have said a bonus payment for frontline workers is under consideration.

22.2k

Oct 1st 2021, 8:30 PM

# Covid-19

'I can't sleep at night': Pregnant teachers fear going back to school before they're vaccinated

Pregnant people cannot register for a Covid-19 vaccine prior to 14 weeks’ gestation.

34.3k

Aug 13th 2021, 6:30 AM

# State Exams

Leaving Cert 2022: Students will again have more exam choice due to Covid disruption

Additional choice was incorporated in Junior and Leaving Cert exams this year and will again next year.

25.6k

Updated

Jun 30th 2021, 9:40 PM

# Covid-19

Teachers' union calls for schools to be kept under 'forensic review' as all students return

A million students and staff are back in school today.

14.7k

Apr 12th 2021, 7:21 AM

# Teachers

Teacher unions to table joint motion over vaccine priority schedule

The conferences of the country’s three teacher trade unions are continuing today.

29.8k

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Apr 7th 2021, 8:55 AM

# vaccine rollout

'It's not a value judgement on any profession' - Education Minister defends change to vaccine prioritisation

The conferences of the country’s three teacher trade unions are taking place today.

The conferences of the country's three teacher trade unions started online today

Unions are unhappy about the revised vaccination rollout based on age and not profession

Education Minister Norma Foley has addressed delegates at the INTO Congress

77.4k

188

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Apr 6th 2021, 3:00 PM

# Junior Cert

Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms

Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.

32.9k

Updated

Feb 17th 2021, 7:25 PM

# Education

Norma Foley indicates she wants re-opening of schools from March as talks continue

Talks have been ongoing for weeks between the government and unions.

31.3k

Feb 16th 2021, 12:39 PM

# public servants' pay

Teachers Union of Ireland will be 'strongly' advising its members to reject new public pay deal

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath published the details of the public pay deal today.

30.1k

Dec 15th 2020, 10:25 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should schools close early for Christmas break?

The teachers’ union is suggesting schools close on Friday 18 December.

108k

Nov 18th 2020, 8:33 AM

# Wellbeing

Teachers' union asks government to start school Christmas break a few days earlier

Schools are due to close on Tuesday 22 December; the TUI is suggesting that they instead close on Friday 18 December.

56.5k

112

Nov 18th 2020, 6:10 AM

# Calculated Grades

TUI says 'traditional' Junior and Leaving Cert exams must return next year

The teachers’ union has said that certainty must be given to students now, seven months from when the written State exams are held.

17.5k

Nov 9th 2020, 2:37 PM

# TUI

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.

19.9k

Oct 22nd 2020, 6:00 AM

# TUI

Teachers call for clarity on position of schools ahead of new restrictions

Briefing ministers yesterday, the Health team said that “children were safer in schools”.

70.9k

152

Oct 18th 2020, 5:25 PM

# Lockdown

Coronavirus: Cabinet to discuss rejecting Level 5 recommendation after coalition leaders meet Holohan

NPHET has recommended that the entire country enter Level 5 – the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions.

198k

321

Updated

Oct 5th 2020, 2:00 PM

# Teachers

Teaching unions query whether schools should remain open if Ireland moves to Level 5

Under Level 5 restrictions, schools would remain open but most other businesses would be closed

63.8k

184

Oct 5th 2020, 10:32 AM

# Calculated Grades

Leaving Cert students can now find out how their school ranked them against classmates

Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.

35.0k

Sep 28th 2020, 9:23 AM

# Leaving Cert

Teachers' union says release of Calculated Grades rank order is a 'fundamental breach of trust'

The TUI also claimed that releasing the rank order will be “profoundly damaging to the student-teacher relationship”.

21.1k

Sep 23rd 2020, 11:50 AM

# Travel

Travel operator TUI to close a third of high street stores in the UK and Ireland

The UK’s biggest operator will close 166 shops due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

13.6k

Jul 30th 2020, 1:14 PM

# new guidelines

Social distancing rules mean it's inevitable students won't be back in school full-time - ASTI

Teachers’ unions will appear before the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee today.

50.0k

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Jul 2nd 2020, 8:27 AM

'The hypocrisy of it really bothers me': Secondary school teachers on why they're striking today

Over 90% of the Teachers Union of Ireland’s 19,000 members voted in favour of taking industrial action today.

30.5k

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Feb 4th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Pay dispute

Teachers' Union 'expects a lot of schools to close' during strike action

TUI members are set to strike on 4 February over pay inequality.

26.3k

Jan 22nd 2020, 5:41 PM

# Pay dispute

Teachers' Union of Ireland 'left with no choice' but to strike next month over 'pay discrimination'

The dispute centres around the big pay differences in the early years of employment between those hired before and after 2011.

21.8k

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Jan 17th 2020, 1:12 PM

# pay discrimination

Teachers to be balloted for strike action next month

The TUI says that big pay differences still occur between teachers hired before and after 2011.

13.3k

Aug 28th 2019, 1:07 PM

# TUI

'There are always consequences': Minister responds to claim teachers may seek pay rise following recommendation on nurses

The ongoing nurses’ strike was suspended on Monday following a Labour Court recommendation on pay and conditions.

14.6k

Feb 13th 2019, 3:43 PM

# equal pay for equal work

Primary schools braced for strike action as INTO to ballot on next move

The union will meet next Wednesday to agree on a ballot for industrial action, up to and including a strike.

16.7k

Oct 31st 2018, 11:08 AM

Voices

Proof that we need pay restoration: Schools are resorting to offering accomodation in order to attract teachers

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.

28.7k

Sep 28th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Education

Parents and students will be able to have their say on the use of smartphones in schools

The Education Minister said smartphone use by students “increasingly caused concern”.

16.4k

Apr 4th 2018, 8:21 AM

# new teachers

Richard Bruton heckled at conference as teachers threaten to strike over pay issues

Unions have voted in favour of industrial action if pay inequality is not addressed.

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Apr 3rd 2018, 10:52 PM

# Industrial Action

'We've been hit quite a few times': Teachers' union on why pay changes are needed

Education Minister Richard Bruton said that it isn’t possible to negotiate a deal for teachers separate to other public sectors.

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Apr 3rd 2018, 8:18 AM

For everyone who finds themselves inexplicably enraged by that TUI ad

How many times do you think you’ve seen it this week? A million? Million and one?

26.1k

Dec 31st 2017, 11:33 AM

# Education

Bruton says he can't restore young teachers' pay as it would mean cutting children's resources

A ballot of members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) rejected the government’s new public pay deal this evening.

17.0k

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Sep 14th 2017, 9:22 PM

# Teachers' Union of Ireland

TUI heads say they will recommend membership reject the new public sector pay deal

The TUI said the deal wasn’t good enough.

11.9k

Jun 8th 2017, 9:51 PM