ASTI Rejoins Leaving Cert Talks
The teacher union had initially left the talks in a dispute over calculated grades.
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The teacher union had initially left the talks in a dispute over calculated grades.
Dublin's Q102 By Louise Phelan D'Cruz A cash in transit worker was held up at gunpoint outside a post office in village. Shortly before midday on Thursday a man dressed in An Post clothes pulled a gun on a cash in transit worker who was carrying a box of money. This container was stolen, and the man fled - however the box was equipped with green dye, which was triggered. Following this the man left on a bike on Windmill Road in the direction of the Kildare Road. Gardai are asking anyone who witnessed the robbery, or who has come across dyed bank notes to come forward.
BREAKING: Gardaí are currently at the scene of a shooting incident in Ballymun, Dublin 9.
Dublin's Q102 By Mike Gilmore A student union has criticised the ASTI's approach towards talks on state exams. The ASTI last night threw talks on the state exams into disarray, withdrawing from dialogue over disagreements on the format of this year's Leaving Cert. The Department of Education was offering a traditional exam along with the backup plan of calculated grades. After last year's grading process, ASTI President, Ann Piggott, explains that they have no faith in calculated grades. "We have a problem with calculated grades because of the issues it threw...
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