AN emergency mobile phone call saved a woman from disaster in Cork harbour yesterday when she became trapped in mud on a rising tide.

ANNOUNCING their support for the nurses in their pay dispute, the Association of Secondary Teachers’ Ireland (ASTI) yesterday said the power to resolve the matter lies with the greater trade union movement.

A HARDLINE member of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) could be elected to its highest position by Easter.

A CONTROVERSIAL critic of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland’s (ASTI) leadership is seeking to become its president less than a year after tendering his resignation from the union.

THE decision of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) to appoint an RTÉ producer as its deputy general secretary has led to the resignation of a prominent member.

AS Leaving Certificate students reach the optional subjects at this stage in the exams, around 31,000 sat French papers yesterday morning.

THOUSANDS of Kerry fans have begun a desperate quest for tickets for the football final, more in hope than confidence.

AFTER almost a week of exams, Leaving Certificate students taking French hit major obstacles in yesterday morning’s aural exam.

TEACHERS must take down barriers around schools to allow parents more involvement, an expert said yesterday.

THE Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) should consider industrial action to protect pension rights for future members, the union's acting general secretary John White said yesterday.

THE Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) has reversed last week’s decision not to allow Education Minister Noel Dempsey attend their annual convention.

A WOMAN whose mother has multiple sclerosis was told she would receive no insurance payout if she died from an illness linked to MS, even though the condition is not hereditary.

A WOMAN whose mother has Multiple Sclerosis was told she would receive no insurance payout if she died from an illness linked to MS even though the condition is not hereditary.

THE Pensions Board should do more to raise awareness of the September 15 deadline for Personal Retirement Savings Accounts.

EDUCATION Minister Noel Dempsey robustly defended his €38-an-hour school supervision and substitution deal to sceptical teachers last night.