Teaching becoming ‘too expensive for many’, union saysCillian Sherlock, PATeaching has become “too expensive for many” in Ireland, a teachers’ union has said. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said the unaffordability of the profession has resulted in a recruitment crisis responsible for larger class sizes and reduced subject choice. Following a survey of more than 1,000 of its members, the post-primary teachers’ union said serious concerns have been raised about the suitability of school facilities to facilitate the redeveloped senior cycle programme. TUI said just 35 per cent of those surveyed who entered teaching within the last decade received a full-hour contract in their first appointment. The union wants “targeted measures to ensure that teaching remains an attractive, sustainable profession with a fair and manageable workload”.

Source: Irish Independent April 06, 2026 11:13 UTC