Pay, industrial relations, and the funding and resourcing of education will dominate the agenda this week as 85,000 teachers gather at their annual congresses across the country. INTOAt the INTO, key topics will include school funding, special education, teacher supply, and the primary school curriculum. I think the department sees the successes and doesn’t see the price we are paying for them. We’re also losing 10 special education hours. “Our school, I don’t know if we’ll ever be in that position, because we’re so financially underfunded.

Source: Irish Examiner April 06, 2026 01:50 UTC