Irish Examiner view: Struggle to find teachers is shocking

A watershed of sorts seems to have been reached with the news that 77% of schools advertised positions in a six-month period for which no teacher at all applied, while 65% of schools still have unfilled vacancies. Picture: Ben Burchill/PA

There have been plenty of indications in recent months that a crisis is brewing in second-level education, with schools all over Ireland struggling to fill vacancies.

A watershed of sorts seems to have been reached with the news that 77% of schools advertised positions in a six-month period for which no teacher at all applied, while 65% of schools still have unfilled vacancies.