Schools putting up 'sales pitches' to fill teacher posts

Orla McLoughlin: 'It's a buyer's market because schools are crying out for teachers.'

The principal of a primary school in Dublin who has been unable to fill three essential posts despite advertising them three times has said the shortage crisis will affect the “most vulnerable children”.

Orla McLoughlin is principal of Sacred Heart Junior National School, a Deis band 1 school in Tallaght.