It wouldn’t be Easter week without it.

The loneliness of a long-distance runner is nothing compared to the isolation and fear experienced by the principal of a one-teacher school, the INTO annual congress has heard.

“Intrusive questioning” of families requiring educational supports has become a headache for primary school teachers, the INTO congress has heard.

The potential legal action specifically relates to the Government imposing "punitive" financial penalties on teachers after they took industrial action three years ago.

The President of the Teachers Union of Ireland Seamus Lahart warned Education Minister Joe McHugh that the issue of unequal pay is not going away.

Bingo, calendars to count smiles and kindness tunnels are being promoted as "wellbeing" in Irish secondary schools as opposed to focusing on improving management practices.