Editorial: A tough task for Coughlan [Herald.ie]
- Published: 07 April 2010
Teachers are clearly unimpressed by the message from Education Minister Mary Coughlan that they need to make a contribution to stabilise the public finances.
Both the TUI and ASTI have made it abundantly clear that they are opposed to the renegotiation of teachers' contracts. It is a massive challenge for the new minister to heal this ever-growing rift.