Majority of teachers say they can't get mortgage approval on current salaries

A significant majority of recently qualified second-level teachers do not believe they would get mortgage approval for a home near their school.

A significant majority of recently qualified second-level teachers do not believe they would get mortgage approval for a home near their school. 

The finding is included in a new survey by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) released as its annual convention gets under way in Wexford. The country's three teachers' unions —  the Irish National Teachers' Organisation, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, and the TUI — are each holding their annual congresses this week, in person for the first time since 2019.