LRA

Let me start off by ‘making myself popular’ as my wife would say! I like Richard Bruton. I know I shouldn’t. I’m not a natural Fine Gael supporter eventhough I voted for Francis Fitzgerald in the last election. But I do like Richard. I think he is a consumate professional […]

The Minister for Education Can’t Figure Out This Sum – ...

7 Nov, 2016 in Irish Education / Uncategorized tagged ASTI / ASTI Strike / DES / Equal pay / HRA / INTO / LRA / Minister for Education / Teacher Strike / TUI by peterlydon

I've never been one to go with the flow, to accept that just because 'everyone else' is doing something, I should also do the same. If you are part of the crowd, you might think me contrary or difficult. Of course, if you are more independent-minded, you might just think […]

You Won’t Believe What the Minister for Education Said About ...

6 Nov, 2016 in Irish Education / Uncategorized tagged ASTI Strike / DES / Equal pay / HRA / INTO / Junior Cycle Reform / LRA / Minister for Education / Teacher Strike / TUI by peterlydon

Minster for Education Richard Bruton was on RTE’s Morning Ireland programme on Wednesday 26th October and had some interesting perspectives on the teacher strike. Some are his/DES perspective and just that. Not necessarily right, not necessarily wrong. The ASTI also have their perspective. Perspectives are only useful when trying to apportion […]

Minister for Education Says Equality is a Negotiating Point, Not ...

27 Oct, 2016 in Irish Education tagged ASTI / ASTI Strike / DES / Equal pay / HRA / INTO / LRA / Minister for Education / Teacher Strike / TUI by peterlydon

I am a strong believer that it takes a village to rare a child. Teachers are only part of the equation and long before I became a parent myself, I understood clearly the value of parental involvement in the education of a child. Indeed, far too many parents ignore this […]

Unequal Pay Is Wrong And The National Parents Council Should ...

23 Oct, 2016 in Irish Education tagged ASTI / ASTI Strike / DES / HRA / INTO / LRA / NPCpp / Teacher Strike / TUI by peterlydon

So I promised a solution. And then it hit me that I promised a solution! The fact is, from where we are, I cannot see a meaningful solution. Tomorrow, there will be some sort of talks, and both sides may come out and give wildly different accounts of what was […]

The Good Wednesday Agreement?

18 Oct, 2016 in Irish Education tagged ASTI / ASTI Strike / DES / HRA / INTO / Junior Cycle Reform / LRA / Teacher Strike / TUI by peterlydon

Ah, no you may say. Surely there is no connection between these three thingymabobs. Two certainly, but not three. But as this is Maths/Numeracy Week, here goes. The fundamental problem with the Celtic Tiger was NOT the Social Partnership agreements. These agreements offered the foundation for industrial peace. However, the foundation was […]