Protesting teachers warn they will fight further education cuts

Thousands of protesting teachers have warned they will fight further education cuts that target the most vulnerable.

Students and newly- qualified men and women also joined the rally at the Dáil to demand equal pay for equal work after the Government slashed their starting salaries.

Gerry Breslin, president of second-level school union ASTI, told about 2,000 supporters that cuts affect children and young people’s lives today and in the future.