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UPDATED: Solidarity expressed in Kildare for striking school secretaries and caretakers

A public representative based in County Kildare has expressed his solidarity with striking school secretaries and caretakers. Social Democrats councillor Chris Pender, who is based in the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District, expressed support for ...

01 Sept 2025 at 18:33

Kildare Now

UPDATED: Solidarity expressed in Kildare for striking school secretaries and caretakers

01 Sept 2025 at 18:33

Local News

Pickets planned at the gates of Leitrim schools as they brace for strike action

Leitrim schools will face staff strikes tomorrow as secretaries and caretakers from around the county are due to take part in an indefinite strike action. More than 2600 secretaries and caretakers nationwide are set to take part in the action ...

27 Aug 2025 at 20:33

Education

‘We’ve been left with no choice’ – Rathkeale school caretaker joins national Fórsa strikes

At St Anne’s Primary School in Rathkeale, caretaker Billy Kearns has said staff have been “left with no choice” but to strike, as part of a national campaign for pension and pay parity. Caretakers and school secretaries across the country, ...

03 Sept 2025 at 15:33

Longford Town

Longford Senator Urges Both Sides of School Secretaries’ Dispute To Return To WRC

Longford Senator Joe Flaherty has today urged both the Department of Education and Fórsa, the trade union representing secretaries and caretakers, to return to the Workplace Relation Commission (WRC) as soon as possible. The senator’s ...

03 Sept 2025 at 19:33

Local News

Kildare has highest average classroom size in Ireland

News that Kildare has the highest average class size in Ireland has been slammed by Kildare North TD Aidan Farrelly. The figures were contained in information published by the Department of Education. “Although the figures say that ...

08 Sept 2025 at 15:33

Local News

Kildare has highest average classroom size in Ireland

08 Sept 2025 at 15:33

National News

Will schools stay open? All you need to know about the secretary and caretakers' dispute

Exploratory talks are underway at the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin in a bid to avert a planned strike action by school secretaries and caretakers which is due to begin this Thursday. While some schools have ...

27 Aug 2025 at 12:16

Ballinamore

'We can't be without this playground' Leitrim councillor says playground in Carrigallen can't close

"We can't be without this playground," said Cllr Paddy O'Rourke at a recent meeting referring to the new location of the public playground near St. Mary’s National School, Carrigallen, Leitrim. He continued that as it ...

30 Sept 2025 at 13:33

Longford Town

Significant development proposed for Longford’s St Mel's

The board of management for one of the largest schools in Longford - St Mel’s College - have sought planning permission to conserve and upgrade the 160 year old school building, its chapel, and its 110 year old study ...

07 Oct 2025 at 20:33

National News

“This is about fairness”: Fórsa's Shane Lambert on why school secretaries and caretakers are striking

Shane Lambert, Fórsa’s Director of Education, with responsibility for SNAs, secretaries, caretakers and the School Completion Programme, says the dispute is rooted in a decades old injustice. “At its core, this is ...

28 Aug 2025 at 10:33

National News

‘Historic moment’ as foreign languages are to be added to Irish primary school curriculum

Primary school children across Ireland will be taught foreign languages for the first time as part of a new curriculum, which is to be phased in from next year. Children from 5th class onwards will be taught the ...

22 Sept 2025 at 15:40

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