Rain discourages protestors on Budget day

Heavy rain kept most protestors away from the front gates of the Dáil for today's Budget speech, but dozens of teachers gathered to protest against the lack of funding for further education and school indiscipline.

Paddy Healy, president of the Teachers Union of Ireland, said the €2m allocated to tackle bad behaviour in schools was derisory and he was hearing from inside the Dáil that teachers had been "ignored" in the Budget.