“‘It is inappropriate and not in the best interests of the institute’ for Flan Garvey to remain as chairman of the college’s governing board, according to members of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) in the Institute of Technology, Tralee …” (more)
[Clare Champion, 19 May]
“… The fourth teacher union, the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), is to hold an emergency meeting of its executive on Monday morning (May 20) to decide if it will accept the LRC invitation. It is thought that the union will eventually attend the talks …” (more)
[Education Matters, 19 May]
“Teachers’ unions know that negotiations on a new public service pay deal will end up in compromise, the general secretary of a teachers’ union said today …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 18 May]
“The executive of the ASTI has decided to accept the invitation of the Labour Relations Commission to enter new talks on the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)
[Kilian Doyle and Martin Wall, Irish Times, 18 May]
“Major union SIPTU is emerging as the biggest stumbling block to a new Croke Park II deal – as teacher unions start coming back on board to the talks process …” (more)
[Michael Brennnan and Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 18 May]
“The Executive of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has taken the decision to accept an invitation by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to attend education sector talks …” (more)
[Teachers' Union of Ireland, 17 May]
“The union representing national teachers has agreed to enter into talks at the Labour Relations Commission on the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 17 May]
“The four teacher unions – INTO, ASTI, TUI and IFUT – are considering an invitation to meet the Labour Relations Commission as part of efforts to find an alternative to the Croke Park II deal …” (more)
[Independent, 17 May]
“The Labour Relations Commission has invited teaching unions to attend talks next week as part of the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 16 May]
“The country’s largest teachers’ union will decide tomorrow whether to re-enter talks on a revised public sector pay deal …” (more)
[Lyndsey Telford, Independent, 16 May]
“A former mayor of Clare has defended payments and expenses of €18,000 he received from a third-level institution, stating it was his entitlement as chairman of the college’s governing body …” (more)
[Claire Gallagher, Clare People, 14 May]
“The Labour Relations Commission has issued a formal invitation to the three teachers’ unions to engage in negotiations on a revision of the Croke Park II proposals …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 16 May]
“Plagiarism row: what next? It’ll be interesting to see what happens next in the Institute of Technology Tralee plagiarism story. On the one hand Flan Garvey, chairman of its governing body, is under pressure to step down …” (more)
[Louise Holden, Irish Times, 14 May]
“In familiar fashion, the past 24 hours have been of a frantic nature, in the media and from Government sources regarding the Croke Agreement. However, this hyperactivity will only to serve as a distraction for what is at the centre of teacher unions’ (INTO, TUI, ASTI) activity at present; balloting for a Yes vote on Industrial Action …” (more)
[TJ Clare, 13 May]
“On Sunday 12 May 2013 the LRC provided the relevant public service unions including the teacher unions with a briefing on the application of the pay cut proposed for those earning between 65k and 100k …” (more)
[Teachers' Union of Ireland, 12 May]
“Lecturers at a third-level institute have called on their chairman to step down from his position after he was cleared on appeal of plagiarising his thesis …” (more)
[Barry Duggan, Independent, 11 May]
“There is growing pressure on Flan Garvey, chairman of the Institute of Technology Tralee, after lecturers voted through their union that it is not in the college’s best interest for him to continue in the role …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 11 May]
“The ASTI, INTO and TUI met with Kieran Mulvey of the Labour Relations Commission this week and outlined the reasons why teachers have rejected the LRC Proposals on public sector pay (Croke Park II) …” (more)
[ASTI, 3 May]
“Teachers are drawing up plans for rolling strikes and other forms of industrial action that will cause chaos in schools as they gear up for a battle with the Government over threatened pay cuts …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 27 April]
“Government plans to increase the student to teacher ratio in the further education sector will result in the loss of up to 100 teachers in Dublin and 400 teachers nationally, a protest in Dublin heard today …” (more)
[Éanna Ó Caollaí, Irish Times, 26 April]
