ASTI members heckle Education Minister

The Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been heckled and jeered at the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland annual meeting.

Around a dozen protestors held placards and shouted at Mr Quinn as he arrived at the conference.

The ASTI President Gerry Breslin received a lengthy standing ovation when he called for a rejection of the new Croke Park deal.

A number of civil servants accompanying Ruairi Quinn were also heckled by some delegates.

ASTI President Gerry Breslin is accusing the Government of betraying teachers by revising the Croke Park deal.