Archive for August, 2008

Labour Court tells Department of Education to pay compensation to ex-employees of St Catherine’s College of Education

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The Labour Court has recommended that the Department of Education should pay €60,000.00 to four members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers who were given early retirement when St Catherine’s College of Education for Home Economics, Dublin closed in August 2007.
The Labour Court issued its decision having found that “there was a level of [...]

Funding the Universities

Friday, August 15th, 2008

In a letter (unpublished) to The Irish Times, the President, Joe Brady, writes:
“Minister Bat O´Keeffe is right to raise the issue of how universities spend the public’s money. Without doubt, universities should get value for money and spending decisions should be taken in an open and transparent manner. This union has questioned the wisdom of [...]