It's all your fault, Coughlan told [Independent.ie]
- Published: 08 April 2010
EDUCATION Minister Mary Coughlan was greeted with icy silence from 450 angry delegates at a teachers' conference yesterday -- and then endured a verbal lashing from their leader.
Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) president Don Ryan turned on the minister in her role as Tanaiste and said that the mess the country was in was "totally and absolutely your fault".
The TUI is leading the opposition within the public service to the new pay and reform deal and Mr Ryan said teachers were seething with anger over pay and education cuts.
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