The ASTI has written to the Taoiseach asking for direct talks with the Government to try and prevent their planned industrial action.

The Minister for Education has met with the president of the Second Level Parents Council today to discuss contingency plans for holding the Leaving and Junior Cert exams.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is under pressure to intervene in the teacher’s pay row following yesterday’s rejection of Labour Court recommendations by the ASTI.

Fine Gael's education spokesman Michael Creed has called on the Taoiseach to intervene in the teachers pay dispute.

Secondary school teachers are set to resume pickets after union leaders voted to reject a pay deal.

The Education Minister Michael Woods has criticised the ASTI for rejecting the Labour Court offer without allowing teachers to vote on it.

A major question mark now hangs over the Leaving and Junior Cert oral exams following the rejection by the ASTI of Labour Court proposals on its pay dispute with the Government.

The Central Executive Committee of the ASTI has rejected Labour Court recommendations on its pay dispute.

The secondary teacher’s strike looks set to resume next week after the unanimous rejection of the new Labour Court proposals by the standing committee of the ASTI.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland is poised to deliver its verdict on the Labour Court recommendations to put an end to the teacher’s pay dispute today.

The Labour Court has issued its recommendation for resolving the secondary teachers row.

The National Parents Council has called on the ASTI to carefully consider today's Labour Court proposals on its pay dispute with the Department of Education.

The Labour Court is to issue recommendations to ASTI members today.