Press Releases 2009

 

153. 30 December Small Classes in the Early Years
152. 20 December Noel Ward Elected INTO Deputy General Secretary
151. 18 December Opinion Piece Irish Independent on Social Partnership
150. 15 December Dail Protest Against Public Sector Pay Cuts
149. 11 December Primary Teachers to Campaign Against the Budget
148. 10 December Teacher Unions Rule Out Return to Talks on Change
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9 December Education Aspects of Budget 2010
Budget 2010
Letter to Editor, Irish Times, School Patronage
144. 4 December Public Sector Talks Collapse
143. 1 December Deferment of Industrial Action
142. 26 November INTO Pre-Budget Submission to Department of Finance
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24 November Public Service Pay
Cross Border Shopping
National Strike
Information on Picketing - Public Sector Strike
National Strike
136. 20 November Pre-Budget Submission to Department of Finance
135. 17 November SPHE Report
134. 16 November School Computing
133. 13 November Four out of Five Primary Teachers Vote for Industrial Action
132. 13 November Public Service Strike 24th November
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11 November Minister's Comments on Small Schools
Annual Education Conference
Water charges in schools
128. 10 November School Buildings
127. 9 November Modernisation of the Public Service
126. 6 November ICTU Day of Protest
125. 4 November Example of Press Release sent to all local radio stations re. Ballot for Industrial Action
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2 November Ballot for Industrial Action
National Day of Protest
122. 27 October Substitute Teaching in Primary Schools
121. 24 October Substitute Teaching
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23 October School Building Fund
Water Conservation
Water Bills
117. 21 October Early Childhood Education
116. 20 October Substitute Teaching
115. 16 October Computer Funding for Schools
114. 15 October Teacher Unemployment
113. 11 October Programme for Government
112. 10 October Anseo! LGBT Conference
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9 October Union Launches "Anseo! Good Practice Guideline"
Strike Action
109. 7 October INTO Challenges Class Size Claims
108. 5 October Investment in Education and Teachers
107. 30 September Update on ICTU Talks
106. 28 September Cutbacks in English Language Teachers
105. 25 September Public Service Pay Cuts
104. 23 September Cutbacks in Primary Education Serious Threat
103. 22 September ESRI Report on Pay Rates Rejected by INTO
102. 22 September Teacher Unions Oppose Pay Cuts
101. 11 September Public Service Pay
100. 8 September OECD Report Education at a Glance 2009
99. 3 September Special Education
98. 2 September Class Size in Primary Schools
97.  1 September Early Childhood Education
96. 30 August Bigger Class Sizes
95. 27 August Comments to Irish Times on Teacher Unemployment
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19 August Swine Flu Meeting
Swine Flu
92. 17 August New Entrants to Colleges of Education
91. 11 August
CSO Report  Measuring Ireland's Progress
90. 16 July
An Bord Snip Nua Report
89. 15 July Teacher Employment
88. 8 July
Quality of Life For Older People
87. 8 July Ryan Recommendations Must be Recession Proof
86. 26 June School Funding
85. 21 June Michael Mangan (Primary Teacher) Letter to Irish Times Editor
84. 18 June Promoted Posts in Schools
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16 June North Dublin Muslim School
NESF Report on Child Literacy and Social Inclusion
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15 June Special Class Closures
Comments on Special Classes
79. 12 June Teacher Employment
78. 27 May Education is an Election Issue
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19 May Aidan Gaughran (Primary Teacher) Article to Irish Times
Comments to Irish Independent on Infant Education
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15 May Supporting Children Dealing with Tragedy
Increase in Birthrate
73. 14 May School Computing
72.  7 May Summer Works Building Scheme
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6 May Closure of Special Classes in Primary Schools
OECD Report on Early Childhood Education

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1 May Closure two Special Classes in St. Brigids NS, Tallaght
Dáil Debate on Special Classes
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24 April Response to K Meyers Article
EBS & INTO Congratulate Winners Handwriting Competition
English Language Teachers
64. 22 April Aidan Gaughran (Primary Teachers) Article for Irish Times
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15 April Election of New General Secretary
Incoming INTO President 2009-2010
Incoming INTO Vice-President 2009-2010
Prefabricated Buildings
59. 14 April INTO General Secretary's Address to Congress 2009
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13 April INTO President's Address to Congress 2009
INTO President on Early Childhood Education
56. 9 April Early Childhood Education
55. 7 April Supplementary Budget
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6 April Budget
School Building Programme
52. 31 March Protest against Special Class Closures
51.  30 March Public Service Embargo
50. 27 March Press Notice Annual Congress 2009
49. 26 March Comments on School Computing to Irish Examiner
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25 March Deferral of Strike Action in Primary Schools
English Language Teachers in Primary Schools
46. 19 March Comments on Review of SNA Posts
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13 March
Industrial Action
Industrial Action in Schools
Entrance Tests to Second Level Schools in Northern Ireland
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9 March Resignation of Paul Gogarty TD as Education Spokesperson for Green Party
Comments by John Carr to Irish Times on National Competitiveness Council Report
Economic Recovery
39.  8 March Ballot for Industrial Action
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7 March 60,000 Teachers vote for Industrial Action
Declan Kelleher ag caint faoi na scoileanna Gaeltachta
36. 6 March Comments to Spanish Media on Industrial Action
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5 March Finance Department Briefs ICTU on Economy
Summer Works Scheme
Comments to RTE Prime Time on Pensions
32. 4 March INTO President on Climate Change comments
31. 27 February Persons with Disabilities
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26 February Job Cutbacks in Primary Schools
English Language Teachers in Primary Schools
28. 24 February Job Losses in Primary Schools
27. 21 February ICTU Demonstration
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20 February ICTU Demonstration
Córfhéile na Scoileanna
24. 19 February INTO President's Statement on ICTU Demonstration
23. 18 February Partial Climbdown on Special Classes by Minister
22. 18 February Calling on Teachers to Support ICTU Demonstration
21. 16 February Joint Statement on ICTU Demonstration
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13 February Ballot for Industrial Action by Primary Teachers
Closure of Special Classes
18. 12 February School Buildings
17. 11 February Closure of Special Classes in Primary Schools
16. 10 February Public Service Pay Cuts
15. 9 February Class Size - Staffing Circular 2009/2010
14. 5 February Response to Pay Cuts
13. 4 February Public Service Pay
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3 February Social Partnership Talks
Public Service Pay
10. 22 January Early Childhood Education
9. 19 January Teachers' Pay
8. 16 January Anglo Irish Bank bailout
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15 January Attack on Public Service Pensions
Budget Cutbacks
5. 13 January Attacks on Public Service
4. 8 January Investment in Education
3. 7 January Education Cutbacks Comments to Irish Examiner
2. 5 January Water Conservation Proposals
1. 2 January Death of Independent TD Tony Gregory