News & Events

 

Teaching Council Election Nominations

(17 Dec 2008)
 Nominations received before 5pm on December 17th.


Absentee figures "extremely worrying"

(11 Dec 2008)
 TUI has described the findings of today's NEWB report as "extremely worrying" and warns that the budget cutbacks will exacerbate the high levels of absenteeism among the most vulnerable children in Irish schools.


60,000 Protest Against Education Cuts

(08 Dec 2008)
 TUI thanks all members of the school community who protested through Dublin at the most savage education cutbacks in living memory.


TUI Responds to substitution announcement

(04 Dec 2008)
 TUI General Secretary Peter MacMenamin this evening responded to Minister Batt O' Keeffe's Dáil announcment regarding substitution cover.


Teaching Council Elections

(26 Nov 2008)
 Details of the forthcoming Teaching Council Elections


Minister attempts to defend the indefensible

(20 Nov 2008)
 TUI Responds to Minister O Keeffe's accusations at Oireachtas Committee on Education of union 'scaremongering' regarding education cutbacks.


ICTU special delegate conference votes to accept Agreement

(17 Nov 2008)
 A special delegate conference of ICTU voted to accept the National Wage Agreement on November 17th. The TUI delegation voted in favour of the Transitional Agreement 2008-2009 in accordance with the result of a ballot of members.


Cutback revelation to throw Further Education into chaos

(12 Nov 2008)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has learned that an increased pupil to teacher ratio is also to apply to the Further Education Sector, the Leaving Cert Vocational Certificate, the Leaving Cert Applied Programme and other programmes that were designed to respond to specific needs.


TUI Asks Minister to Reverse Most Savage Cuts

(11 Nov 2008)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today met with Minister for Education and Science Batt O’ Keeffe regarding last month’s education cuts.


Concerned Third Level Coalition Unite Against Cuts

(10 Nov 2008)
 A coalition of concerned bodies at third level today expressed their anger that the Budget cuts have targeted those who can least afford the hardship for maximum punishment.


TUI to meet with Minister next Tuesday

(07 Nov 2008)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) is to meet with Minister Batt O’ Keeffe on Tuesday next regarding the catastrophic impact of the Budget cuts.


Vicious cuts in education must be reversed

(05 Nov 2008)
 Irish Times opinion editorial by TUI President Don Ryan, Wedensday November 5th 2008.


Education cuts will cost families thousands

(29 Oct 2008)
 TUI has calculated the effects of the Budget cuts on typical families in Ireland. The union estimates that families will be paying thousands extra for the education of their children.


Student Drop-Out Numbers to Soar

(27 Oct 2008)
 The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) is predicting education cutbacks will result in a significant increase in student drop-out before the Leaving Certificate. A number of specific programmes which promote student retention have been hit by the cuts.


Parents and Teachers United against Cuts

(23 Oct 2008)
 Parents groups and The Teachers’ Union of Ireland will strongly resist the cutbacks detailed in the budget because they effect the most disadvantaged.



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