Louise O'Reilly, party spokesman on public expenditure, said her sister, a school principal "is telling me that herself and her colleagues are still incredibly angry". "I just want to be very clear, what was said was awful," she said, as Sinn Féin promised to strengthen worker protection and rules around collective bargaining. "I think this will stay with teachers, not just for the next 16 days, but I think for the next very long time. Sinn Féin would give full incremental recognition for teachers working abroad in the hope of attracting them back to Ireland. Ms O'Reilly said her party would also be standing up for workers in the private sector, who had seen rights eroded.

Source: Irish Independent November 13, 2024 07:10 UTC