“The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) have welcomed the proposals for ‘the closing of the pay inequality chapter’. But there has been a muted response from the two second-level teachers’ unions, the ASTI and the TUI, who see two key areas of unfinished business …” (more)
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Big trade union wants creche reopenings to be delayed due to Covid-19
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The country s biggest trade union SIPTU has objected to childcare workers being forced to return to work earlier than teachers whose return was delayed due to the spread of Covid-19.
SIPTU representatives have today, Thursday, December 31, demanded that equal treatment is applied to all educators under new Level 5 restrictions.
Speaking following the announcement of the move, SIPTU Head of Organising Darragh O’Connor said:
“An Taoiseach told the nation that the reopening of primary and secondary schools will be delayed to allow families to minimise their contacts and allow schools to implement new Covid-19 protective measures. The reality is that Early Years educators and parents face the exact same challenges. However, as it stands the early years sector is expected to reopen from Monday, January 4.
McKeon Re-Elected as PRII President for a Second Term
December 11, 2020
Padraig McKeon has been re-elected to serve a second two-year term as President of The Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) at its AGM this week. McKeon is an independent corporate communications consultant with over 30 years’ experience in Ireland and overseas including six years as managing director of Drury Communications.
A Sligo native, he is also an Associate Lecturer on the MSc in Public Relations and Strategic Communications at Dublin City University, a Fellow of the PRII, and has Chartered Practitioner status from the CIPR (UK).
Elsewhere, David Geary was elected Vice-President, replacing Florence White who had completed her two year term. David Geary was elected to the PRII National Council last year and is