TUI chief executive Sebastian Ebel promised "new products, additional customers, and as a result, more market share and above-average growth".

Unions condemn Norma Foley's 'lack of consultation' as minister briefs Cabinet on measures including fast-tracking registration of teachers from abroad

The housing crisis threatens the education system, as schools and colleges struggle to recruit staff and homelessness remains a “far too familiar feature” in Irish education.

Awarding full-hours contracts would help alleviate recruitment and retention crisis, survey reveals

There is, however, a risk that the pent-up demand seen during the summer will not be matched as consumers tighten purse strings on non-essential expenditure

Teachers' unions are looking for a pay rise to deal with the rise in the cost of living

'Smart Cow' features in exam on modern farming innovation

Laura O'Sullivan from Bantry says the cost of housing and lack of permanent jobs is causing difficulties for her colleagues

Some staff have been left waiting up to 18 months for complaints to be resolved

The TUI annual congress hears school principals are swamped with the workload caused by the fallout from the pandemic and providing for the influx of Ukrainian students

ASTI and TUI members consider proposed reforms which would see teachers grading their own students

Simon Harris says TUs cannot be 'pumped-up institutes of technology' or 'watered-down traditional universities'

Among teachers who rent, 98% said it would be either extremely difficult or difficult to secure new accommodation in the locality if they had to vacate their current arrangements

Alexey Mordashov is also the largest shareholder of Severstal, Russia’s fourth-biggest steelmaker, and has a fortune of over €22bn

It comes after Ryanair said it was hopeful of a strong summer recovery if no further setbacks occur

Staff at the Waterford College of Further Education have raised concerns with management over the direction the school is taking.

TUI president says unvaccinated pregnant teachers should be facilitated to work remotely if they wish

As you like it: Teachers happy with revised English paper which they say rewarded students who had reflected on the texts

Approximately 90% of students will sit at least one exam, with the majority opting for both exams and accredited grades in all subjects

Simon Harris welcomes move by Carlow and Waterford institutes, but WIT staff oppose plans for the university

Unions passed shared emergency motion demanding the Government reinstates education staff as a priority group within the vaccination programme

TUI president says pay inequity is 'an act of vandalism against the profession'

The Association of Secondary Teachers’ Ireland (ASTI) has now cast its vote on the shared motion. 

Minster says 'no single year has been more challenging, more demanding, or more daunting for the education sector'

Harris says  country needs a 'fully-integrated' third-level sector, and the system in place needs to 'change quickly'

Teachers in conference

The research, conducted by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland, also found 76% of teachers believe remote learning had disproportionately affected students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Union seeks guidance from Department of Education on whether provision allowing pregnant teachers to work remotely will remain in place after April 12

Arbitrary dates cannot be the deciding factor on whether it is safe for all staff and students to return to the classroom, they said, responding to the plan unveiled by the Government.

World’s biggest tour operator plans to offer 80% of its usual holiday programme this summer betting on a surge in demand – particularly from Britain – as that country’s Covid-19 vaccination programme gathers pace

Unions concerned schools would not be safe environments given scale of Covid crisis

Reopening after mid-term will only happen only if contact tracing is elevated, unions warn

The INTO, ASTI and TUI want clarity from the Government on measures to protect against coronavirus in schools.

Secondary schools will not be in a position to fully reopen in September if the current health advice on physical distancing remains in force.

Ryanair is expected to continue its talks with Boeing aimed at getting delivery of its 737-Max jets as soon as possible and looks highly unlikely to follow the lead of Norwegian Air and TUI in either cancelling or postponing orders and claiming compensation for the plane’s delayed delivery.

The president of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) Seamus Lahart has said that teachers want to return to school and will return when it is safe to do so.

The full return to school for thousands of children and young people hinges on whether or not it will be safe to relax, or remove, social distancing in classrooms, according to the official advice compiled by the Department of Education.

EasyJet and cruise operator Carnival are set to lose their seat on the Ftse-100 index after the Covid-19 crisis knocked the value of their shares.

World shares forged ahead and oil prices also drove higher as well, as investors shrugged off Chinese-US tensions to focus on more stimulus in China and a re-opening world economy.

State Solicitor’s Office to act for teachers if required

Union demands for clarity over the proposed indemnity scheme for teachers have been met and they are satisfied, Education Minister Joe McHugh has said.

Teacher unions have had split reactions to the Government’s new guidelines on grading this year’s Leaving Certificate while some politicians have sharply criticised the unprecedented move.

Plans for this year’s Leaving Cert have been thrown into disarray after the country’s largest second-level teaching union told members not to begin marking students as it believes the legal protection currently being offered to teachers is “unacceptable”.

Marks and Spencer is to start reopening café elements of its stores tomorrow.