The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) was also urged to back calls for the GAA to end its links with insurance giant Allianz over its investment links to an Israeli weapons firm. The sweeping motion also condemned the continued failure of the Government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill. The motion further noted: "the ongoing presence of other multinational corporations associated with human rights abuses within the educational system." INTO officials confirmed that the motion, voted on in private session, was passed with overwhelming support by the 900-plus delegates. "A corporation that gives money to an army that tortures children, maims children, leaves babies to die in unplugged incubators; that targets children.

Source: Irish Independent April 07, 2026 22:51 UTC