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Unions urge teachers to ‘hold firm’ on junior cycle reform

08 Apr, 2015
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ASTI, Gerry Quinn, industrial action, Jan O'Sullivan, junior cycle, Pauric Travers, Philip Irwin, TUI
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Teachers threaten further strike action over Junior Cycle plan

31 Mar, 2015
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ASTI, Jan O'Sullivan, junior cycle, Pat King, Pauric Travers, Philip Irwin, TUI
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State exams at risk of delays due to teachers’ strike

22 Jan, 2015
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ASTI, Gerry Quinn, IBEC, Jan O'Sullivan, junior cert, junior cycle, Philip Irwin, strike, TUI
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Unions announce date for January Junior Cycle strike day

Teachers want new Junior Cert offer to halt strike

15 Nov, 2014
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ASTI, Enda Kenny, Jan O'Sullivan, junior cycle, Philip Irwin, TUI
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Parents and teachers on collision course over junior cycle strike plan

13 Nov, 2014
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ASTI, junior cycle, Philip Irwin, strike, TUI
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Planned junior cycle changes lack credibility

22 Oct, 2014
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ASTI, industrial action, JCSA, junior cycle, Philip Irwin, TUI
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Changes to Junior Cycle

20 Oct, 2014
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ASTI, Jan O'Sullivan, JCSA, junior cycle, OECD, Philip Irwin, TUI
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ASTI: Government must do more to protect education

ASTI threatens series of strikes following ballot

08 Oct, 2014
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ASTI, industrial action, junior cycle, Pat King, Philip Irwin, strike
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Teachers vote in favour of strikes

ASTI votes to extend industrial action over plan to abolish State exam at Junior Cycle

ASTI and junior cycle

19 Sep, 2014
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ASTI, Jan O'Sullivan, JCSA, NCCA, Philip Irwin, Ruairí Quinn, TUI
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New Junior Cycle will lead to fall in education standards, warns ASTI President

18 Sep, 2014
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ASTI, industrial action, JCSA, junior cycle, Philip Irwin
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Junior Cert results point to progress in science and maths

10 Sep, 2014
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ASTI, Damien English, John MacGabhann, junior cert, maths, Philip Irwin, science, STEM, TUI
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ASTI: Dublin teacher Takes Over Leadership of Ireland’s Largest Second-Level Teachers’ Union

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