The Irish Times view on the strike by school secretaries and caretakers: pointing to a strange anomaly

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael blame game begins as tensions ratchet up over school secretaries’ strike

Tensions are emerging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over the school secretaries’ strike, with one Fianna Fáil TD pictured with demonstrators outside a Fine Gael TD’s constituency office.

The Irish Times view on the strike by school secretaries and caretakers: pointing to a strange anomaly

Six days on and there are no signs yet of movement to settle the dispute

FF/FG squabbling will not help end strike by school secretaries and caretakers

Inter-party squabbling between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will do nothing to resolve the ongoing strike by school secretaries and caretakers, according to Social Democrats education spokesperson Jen Cummins. Deputy Cummins said: “We are now one week into this strike, which is severely disrupting the day-to-day running of schools around the country and has the potential to impact on the education of our children – including pupils with additional …