Independent: Teacher leaders claim an end is in sight to their long-running battle over two-tier pay scales after a breakthrough deal with the Government.

The Government was under growing pressure in the wake of concessions made to nurses following three days of strike action earlier this year.

A carefully worded statement agreed between the Government and union leaders was issued yesterday as the annual round of teacher conferences was getting under way.

It came on the eve of Education Minister Joe McHugh’s first address to the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) conference and sets him up for a good reception. Read article