Hundreds of pupils march against budget cuts

HUNDREDS of secondary school students, teachers and parents took to the streets of Waterford to protest against the Government’s education cuts.

The march was organised by four secondary pupils from across the city and young people from several schools in Waterford turned up in solidarity with their colleagues.

Among the concerns voiced by the protesters included speculation that more than 1,000 teaching posts could be lost across the country because of the increase in the pupil teacher ratio.