Younger teachers will be the biggest losers if their union votes for a second time to reject the Haddington Road Agreement, according to Department of Education figures.

My son is doing his Leaving Certificate this year. I wish to express my disgust at the decision of ASTI members to reject the Haddington Road agreement, which is supported by the other teaching unions and by other unions within the public service.

As the father of a boy preparing to do his Leaving Certificate this year, I wish to express my disgust at the decision of ASTI members to reject the Haddington Road agreement, which is being supported by the other teaching unions in addition to other unions within the public service.

Schools are operating smoothly but atmospheres could become more intense if industrial action by 16,000 teachers continues for much longer, a management leader has said.

Taxes on economic ’bads’ like carbon emissions, gambling, cigarettes and junk food are needed to raise revenue for the Exchequer, it was claimed.

There is both good news and some that can only be described as downright perplexing in the latest report on wage trends from the Central Statistics Office.

Reductions in residential and respite care means people with intellectual disabilities are paying more than any other citizen for the economic crisis, a carer father has said.

Industrial action in secondary schools is looking a little more likely after the ASTI recommended its 17,000 members reject the Haddington Road Agreement.

Two teaching unions whose leaderships rejected the Haddington Road Agreement without putting it to a vote are to give their members the chance to ballot on its contents in September.

The only trade union to reject the Haddington Road agreement on public sector pay, Unite, is to re-ballot its members, recommending a yes vote.