Teachers fury at Dempsey as extra funds ruled out for school buildings

ANGRY teachers lashed out at Education Minister Noel Dempsey yesterday when they booed and jeered him as he announced there would be no extra money available for school buildings.

Teachers fury at Dempsey as extra funds ruled out for school buildings

At the Irish National Teachers Organisation annual congress in Bundoran, Mr Dempsey talked tough but received an equally robust response as the teachers reacted with fury and began shouting at the minister.

Mr Dempsey tried to recover from the angry exchanges when he said: “But over five years, school building projects will be listed and you’ll be able to see the progress.”

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