Children’s job prospects will be harmed, says union

CHILDREN who are victims of the Ggovernment’s education cutbacks will be less employable, suffer longer periods of joblessness and be a long-term cost to the State, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned.

Speaking at the TUI’s annual congress in Rochestown, Co Cork, general secretary Peter MacMenamin said the TUI is “completely

opposed” to the stance the Government has taken both on pay policy and on educational cutbacks.