Irish schools prepare for strike days as Education Minister urges unions to talks
Almost all Irish schools are likely to close on 14 and 21 October as teaching unions join a public service pay dispute. Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton says preparations are under way and wants talks.
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The story, neutrally told
Left · 1Almost all schools in Ireland are likely to close on Wednesday 14 October and again on Wednesday 21 October, as teaching unions join an escalating public service-wide dispute over pay. The Irish TimesLC “Almost all schools across the country are likely to close on Wednesday October 14th and again on Wednesday October 21st, as teaching unions join the escalation of a public service-wide dispute over pay.” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Mixed · 2Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton said on Friday that nobody wants to see teachers on strike but that preparations are being made in case schools close as scheduled. The Irish TimesLC “Nobody wants to see teachers going out on strike next week, Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has said, but preparations are being made in the event schools close as scheduled on Wednesday.” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Irish IndependentRC “Schools prepare for strike disruption as Minister Naughton urges unions back to talks” Read at Irish Independent ↗ Left · 1Naughton said the Department of Education wrote to schools the previous day about preparing for strike action and communicating with parents, and is also in contact with school transport services. The Irish TimesLC ““We wrote to schools just yesterday about preparing and communicating with parents in the event of strike action. We’re also in contact with school transport services as well,” Naughton said on Friday.” Read at The Irish Times ↗
Left · 1Naughton said she wants people to "sit around the table to resolve this". The Irish TimesLC “We really need people to sit around the table to resolve this.” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Left · 1The budget on Tuesday included an additional €1.2 billion for public service pay increases, but unions say this is not enough and shows a lack of seriousness by the Government in approaching negotiations. The Irish TimesLC “An additional €1.2 billion was included in the budget on Tuesday for public service pay increases, but unions say this is not enough to move the dial and displays a lack of seriousness on the Government’s behalf to go into negotiations.” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Left · 1The Irish Times reports that the closures will significantly affect parents, students and school management, and that there is no guarantee closures will end after these two days or that negotiations will begin. The Irish TimesLC “There is no guarantee that closures will end after this, or that negotiations will begin.” Read at The Irish Times ↗
Left · 1Naughton spoke at the final day of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) conference in Galway, where president Brian Doran said school leaders are "smothered by an avalanche of paperwork" and asked for an administrative officer in every school; Naughton said a pilot programme is testing administrative support roles in some schools. The Irish TimesLC ““School leaders are smothered by an avalanche of paperwork,” NAPD president Brian Doran told delegates. He said the organisation was seeking an administrative officer in every school to alleviate this.”“the department is currently running a pilot programme where a select number of schools are receiving an administrative support role” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Left · 1Asked whether record budget funding for the department would secure a school place for every child and advance building projects, Naughton said the department can now plan further ahead, that it is "demand-led", and that it is working through the next list of schools to go to tender and construction. The Irish TimesLC “it is a demand-led department”“working through the next list of schools to go to tender and construction” Read at The Irish Times ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- The Irish Times leads with the minister's statement that nobody wants a strike while preparations proceed, then gives wider context on the pay dispute, budget funding and the principals' conference.
- Emphasis
- Impact of closures on parents, students and management; unions' view that the €1.2 billion is insufficient; uncertainty over whether talks will start; principals' concerns about paperwork and CAO points.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gives no union spokesperson's direct account of the dispute.
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“Almost all schools likely to close next Wednesday and again a week later as public service dispute escalates” — The Irish Times
“There is no guarantee that closures will end after this, or that negotiations will begin.” — The Irish Times
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- The Irish Independent's headline stresses schools preparing for disruption and the minister urging unions back to talks, putting the onus on the unions to return to negotiations.
- Emphasis
- School preparations and the call for talks.
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“Schools prepare for strike disruption as Minister Naughton urges unions back to talks” — Irish Independent
What every side reports
- Schools are preparing for strike disruption.
- Education Minister Naughton wants unions to return to talks.
Helen Naughton person
Says no one wants teachers on strike, that the department has told schools to prepare and is in touch with school transport, and that people need to sit around the table.
“none of us want to be in a position where people are going on strike and our teachers are striking.” — The Irish Times
Left1 article
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Nobody wants to see teachers go on strike but preparations are being made, Minister says
Neutral Reports the minister's remarks alongside the unions' view that the budget pay money is inadequate, and notes uncertainty over talks.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Schools prepare for strike disruption as Minister Naughton urges unions back to talks
Neutral Headline frames the story as school preparation for disruption and a ministerial appeal to unions to return to talks.
- 9 Oct 16:40 First Irish IndependentRC Schools prepare for strike disruption as Minister Naughton urges unions back to talks
- 9 Oct 16:58 +18m The Irish TimesLC Nobody wants to see teachers go on strike but preparations are being made, Minister says
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.