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Teachers deflated by Budget 2026 – funding uplift overshadowed by wider failures
08/10/2025
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) joined an online briefing on the Department of Education and Youth’s budget for 2026 this afternoon.
Budget 2026 boosts school funding but overcrowding continues
07/10/2025
The INTO’s pre-budget campaign mobilised over 35,000 emails to TDs and Senators and secured meetings with more than 130 Oireachtas members. Today’s announcements show government has heard our calls...
Last chance for schools to retain or gain teachers in 2025
03/10/2025
After two years of the Government’s failure to amend the staffing schedule, the number of primary schools losing mainstream teaching posts has reached critical levels.
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- Cruinniú Oileáin Árann branch meeting 10 Oct6pm, Óstán Áránn. District 6.
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Circular 0069/2025
Date: 07/10/2025 / Format: PDF / Size: 368.23KB
Assessment of Need - this Circular supersedes Circular 0025/2024. -
Circular 0067/2025
Date: 22/09/2025 / Format: PDF / Size: 329.85KB
Primary Curriculum for primary and special schools
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