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Presume they're talking about this:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1113/education.htmlSchools to close as teachers vote to strike
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[/URL] Friday, 13 November 2009 23:03
Schools throughout the country will be closed on 24 November, after teachers voted in favour of industrial action against cutbacks.
The result of the ballots was announced by the three main teacher unions today.
A fourth union has already received a mandate for action.
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The result means all schools, primary and second-level, as well as further education and third level colleges, will close on the day.
In a joint statement, the primary and second-level teaching unions said they were taking action because members had never before faced such a threat to pay, pensions and terms and conditions.
They say they fully recognise the serious national problem but want more of an emphasis on taxation as well as cuts.
This means the country's 65,000 teachers will withdraw their labour on 24 November and schools will have to close.
Second-level teachers voted 77% in favour of strike, primary schools teachers by 79%.
Third level teachers have already given their union a mandate.
In response, the Minister for Education said in a statement that industrial action will not address the country's financial difficulties.
Batt O'Keeffe called on teachers to pull together in the national interest.0 -
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Also , is there a book club in college?
Not that I know of, but it would be kinda cool to have one
I'm sure you could start one up if there was enough interest? Us reading nerds need a place to hang 
Actually now that I think of it maybe the Literary & Debating soc have one? I'm not a member so I don't really know....0 -
Your Text Here wrote: »Not that I know of, but it would be kinda cool to have one I'm sure you could start one up if there was enough interest? Us reading nerds need a place to hang
Actually now that I think of it maybe the Literary & Debating soc have one? I'm not a member so I don't really know....
Hmmm...maybe they do but I dunno if I would enjoy serious stuff...I am Psych student so any reading I do, outside of the gizillion pages of schtuff, is likely to be low thought , high-enjoyment. Not the Maeve Binchy esque stuff like...*runs away.0 -
To be fair, I'd hardly call anything by Maeve Binchy high thought
/literature snobbery
I get what you mean about reading stuff that's enjoyable though. I do english so we've to read loads, but you do need that bit of crap, easy reading. It's like the reading version of chocolate :pac: I find Ross O'Carroll Kelly books are good for that lol0 -
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Massive indifference here I would imagine
I've come to accept you could set a carbomb off outside the JH and most students would just walk in the back door. I don't think we'll have our Universate Populair in a hurry, but even two dozen students joining the lecturers for an hour or two will look fantastic. The media will try present the strike as being hugely inconvenient/ annoying everyone else.0 -
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