CITY PROTEST AGAINST CUTS TO RURAL SCHOOLS

Date Published: 21-Jan-2012

"Ruairi Quinn, Éist linn".

That was the demand from a group of over 250 protestors who gathered in a the city this morning in opposition to planned cuts to rural schools.

The demonstration took place outside the Clayton Hotel where the Irish National Teachers Organisation is holding a consultative conference.

The conference aims to discuss staffing issues following the government proposal to increase pupil teacher ratios.

Today's protest follows a special meeting held in Ballinasloe last evening [Jan 20] where the future impact of such a proposal was also debated.