Quinn is no 'schoolboy bully' says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has fiercely defended the Education Minister amid warnings that teachers threatening industrial action could be in danger of compulsory redundancies.

Quinn is no 'schoolboy bully' says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has fiercely defended the Education Minister amid warnings that teachers threatening industrial action could be in danger of compulsory redundancies.

Mr Kenny said Ruairi Quinn was no “schoolboy bully” following his claims that the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) would be given no protection against forced redundancies should they remain outside a much-disputed pay deal.

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