News Teachers Should Be Valued – Not Insulted Almost everybody is for Leaving Cert reform but the accelerated pace planned for it will be a disaster for students not to mention a nightmare for teachers and parents. 19 Nov 2024
News Fine Gael's Contempt When Michael O'Leary spoke at a Fine Gael rally, he derided teachers, saying there were too many in the Dail. The assembled Blueshirts burst into loud laughter and 11 Nov 2024
Education People Before Profit Slam Proposed Fees Increase At University People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has hit out at suggestions from the Vice Chancellor of Ulster University, Paul Bartholomew, that student fees should be increased to over £9000. Professor 29 Oct 2024
Education Make Them Pay On 11th October 2024 Simon Harris said that he would “legislate” to make religious orders pay redress to victims of sexual abuse in church-run schools. This was a blatant election-time 21 Oct 2024
Education Ending Disability Inequality: Public Meeting Public Zoom: Tuesday 15 October 7.30pm People Before Profit representatives Bernard Mulvany, Conor Reddy, and Paul Murphy TD have helped build the Equality in Education groups that have met 12 Oct 2024
Workers Rights First National SNA Appreciation Day Thursday 26th September 2024 Special Needs Assistants were first introduced into mainstream schools in Ireland in the 1970s, with the current contract for SNAs being established in 2005. This contract 25 Sep 2024
Education No Child Left Behind People Before Profit to Introduce Dáil Motion on Disability and Special Needs Provision The Dáil finally returns this week, and on Thursday People Before Profit will propose an important motion 17 Sep 2024
Transport People Before Profit Bring Special Dáil Motion On Disability And Special Needs Provision The Irish Government has utterly and abjectly failed to support disabled people and people with special educational needs. On Thursday, September 19th, People Before Profit will bring a special motion 15 Sep 2024
Education Sexual Abuse Scandal – End Church Control Of Schools The latest report on child sexual abuse is truly shocking. Senior Counsel Mary O’Toole contacted 73 religious orders and found that 42 religious orders had combined records of almost 4 Sep 2024