Teachers Prepare To Strike

Parents across County Wexford are preparing for secondary school closures on Thursday.

Members of the ASTI say strike action is still on the cards after they failed to reach a resolution with the Department of Education yesterday. The teaching union is staging the the first of seven days of action in a dispute over pay for new teachers. Further talks will take place today and tomorrow between Department Officials and the union, which represents 17,000 secondary teachers.