Many of the teachers and lecturers who took part in strikes today are not directly affected by what they deem "pay discrimination" but see the impact it is having on colleagues, and on the education sector.

Hundreds of secondary schools remain shut as a result of a nationwide strike which has impacted 200,000 students.

Secondary School union the ASTI has dismissed suggestions strike action by TUI members amounts to election blackmail.

Teachers have told the Education Minister they are prepared to take industrial action, which could include strikes, if changes to the Leaving Cert curriculum are railroaded through without consultation.

There is 'palpable anger and frustration' about ongoing pay discrepancies for teachers in Ireland.

The Teachers' Union of Ireland is warning that a significant projected increase in the number of students in the country's third level institutions will greatly worsen the current crisis in the sector unless urgent action is taken.

The Teachers Union of Ireland is warning of a recruitment and retention crisis in our schools.

Teachers are warning they may be forced to go on strike if progress is not made on the pay equality issue.

Teachers could lose €6,000 over two years if they participate in industrial action, including strikes, in support of equal pay for newer entrants to the job.

Management in schools are failing to protect teachers from intimidation, inappropriate sexualised behaviour, and misogynistic attacks from problem students, unions have claimed.

The loss of hundreds of members to a rival union has forced the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) into a campaign to try and win them back.

A second-level student in Dublin told his pregnant teacher he would “kick the baby out of her” — and was allowed return to class the next day.

Members of one of the country’s teaching unions are set to ignore a recent “ham-fisted” Department of Education demand to provide alternative arrangements for students who opt out of religious instruction.

Education Minister Richard Bruton has declined to say what penalties, if any, teachers will face should they strike over the lower-pay structure for post-2011 recruits.

Education Minister Richard Bruton has declined to say what penalties, if any, teachers will face should they strike over the lower-pay structure for post-2011 recruits.

Institutes of technology could face disruption as lecturers are being balloted on industrial action up to strikes over delays to a review of their duties and workload.

Latest: A teacher with 23 years experience says he would not want his children to follow in his footsteps.

Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government’s latest pay deal.

Teacher unions have welcomed the highlighting of unequal pay by Mary Mitchell O’Connor, even if her view is not supported by others at Cabinet.

TUI is considering resurrecting efforts to form a joint venture with Air Berlin and Etihad by taking a bigger role in the endeavour than originally planned, according to sources.

A pilot programme for the induction of teachers must be adequately resourced if it is to be brought in nationwide, a union has warned.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland is to seek the complete removal of extra lecturing hours imposed as part of the Croke Park Agreement.

Grieving relatives of British tourists killed in the 2015 Tunisia terror attack are preparing to sue travel firm TUI over the deaths of their loved ones at the hands of an Islamic extremist.

Tour operator TUI’s executive compensation has come under attack by a shareholder advisory group as UK investors target excessive pay packages.

The Education Department has written to school managers outlining pay increases for recently recruited teachers.

A new group within the TUI is calling for the teachers' union to take a tougher stance with the government over pay.

Two teachers' unions have held a rally outside Leinster House, calling for pay equality for their members.

The head of the TUI says his members will pay courtesy to their ASTI colleagues when the union stages industrial action from next week.

The Teachers Union of Ireland is calling on members to accept the proposed agreement with the Department of Education and Skills.

Teachers have called for a national audit of all schools to ensure they are fire safe and meet all health and safety standards.

Teachers who entered employment in the last four years are on a "severely reduced level of pay", according to the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI).

Teaching unions are expected to join forces with Gardaí and nurses to negotiate pay with the next Government.

The country's three teaching unions are meeting today, with talks set to focus on pay and conditions.

Members of the TUI are being backed by students in strike action over pay and security for young workers.

The boss of Thomson and First Choice owner TUI said the beach massacre in Tunisia that claimed the lives of 33 of its customers was the “most tragic” event in his 30-year career as the group laid bare the financial impact of recent terrorist attacks.

The Teachers Union of Ireland is warning of the potential for strike before the General Election.

The Teachers Union of Ireland is holding a protest outside Leinster House later today.

The Teachers' Union of Ireland has said it will consider industrial action, after members overwhelmingly rejected the Lansdowne Road pay deal.

The Education Minister has said she is “deeply disappointed” at the decision of the country's largest secondary teachers union to reject the latest junior cycle proposals.

The results of a ballot by the main teaching unions on the proposed reform of the junior cycle are due to be released tomorrow.

Secondary school teachers will ballot next month on Junior Cycle Reform.

Britain’s top equity index edged lower yesterday, with a decline for commodities stocks such as BP and Royal Dutch Shell overshadowing gains in travel group TUI.

Travel companies have offered tourists the chance to change their holiday bookings to Tunisia in light of today’s attack in Sousse which left at least 28 people dead including a number of Britons, Germans, Belgians and an Irish woman.

SIPTU's executive is meeting today to discuss the Lansdowne Road agreement on public sector pay.