TUI may look further afield after Dempsey snub

THE Teachers Union of Ireland last night said opposition party spokespersons might replace Education Minister Noel Dempsey at the union’s conference this Easter.

Mr Dempsey has refused to attend the TUI conference despite the union’s call for a debate on the Minister’s plan to publish school league tables.

TUI general secretary Jim Dorney said a league table of exam results would lead to schools becoming “education factories”.