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Supplementary Panel Update

08/06/2018

The DES has today issued a panel update. The main panels are now clear and the supplementary panels are in operation in all areas. Schools in all areas can a...

Recruitment for NCSE Visiting Teacher Service

08/06/2018

The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) seeks applications from suitably qualified teachers to work as a Visiting Teacher (VT) for children who are...

Parental Info Booklet on New Resource Teaching Allocation Model Available

07/06/2018

A Parental Information booklet and leaflet regarding the new Resource Teaching Allocation Model, are now available on the DES website.Read Parental Informati...

Survey: ICTU Explores Dramatic Rise in Pre-school Childcare Costs for Working Parents

07/06/2018

Survey: ICTU Explores Dramatic Rise in Pre-school Childcare Costs for Working ParentsFollowing the dramatic rise in childcare costs, the Irish Congress of Tr...

Funding to Resolve Pay Inequality Demanded by INTO President

06/06/2018

A process is currently underway, to address salary scale issues for post-January 2011 entrants, between public service unions and the Department of Public Ex...

One Week to Return Tickets for INTO Annual Members’ Draw

06/06/2018

Please Return Tickets Now!This Annual Fundraiser Makes a Real Difference for Sick ChildrenOn Friday of next week (15 June), the draw takes place to support I...

ICTU Survey on Housing Costs

06/06/2018

Too many workers are struggling to make ends meet at a time when the economy and labour market continue to improve.The rise in housing costs has been dramati...

Principal Release Days

05/06/2018

The DES has today announced additional release days for teaching principals, a key demand in recent INTO lobbying. The facility to cluster these days to crea...

Death of Professor John Coolahan – Ireland loses a national treasure, INTO a true friend.

05/06/2018

The death has occurred of John Coolahan, Emeritus Professor of Education at NUI Maynooth and the country's foremost educationalist. John, who was highly rega...