“The number of people employed in the public sector has risen by 20,000 over the last three years, while average weekly earnings have jumped 12%, according to figures released today … All areas within the education sector rose by around 10%, except for third level where average earnings rose by 17.9% from €928.81 to €1,095.36 per week …” (more)
[Patrick Logue, Irish Times, 29 June]