Galway protest over education cuts

Updated: 15:35, Monday, 10 November 2008

Up to 8,000 parents and teachers staged a protest in Galway today against what they called the 'savage' education cuts in last month's Budget.

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Six One News: Teresa Mannion, Regional Reporter, on the protest in Galway over what was described as 'savage' education cuts in last month's Budget
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Nine News: Teresa Mannion reports that 8,000 people marched in Galway to protest over education cuts announced in last month's Budget
Nine News: Teresa Mannion reports that 8,000 people marched in Galway to protest over education cuts announced in last month's Budget

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Among those addressing the rally was INTO General Secretary John Carr and Sean Holian of the Irish Primary Principals' Network.

It is the first of a series of countrywide protests calling for a reversal of the new measures.

Further demonstrations are expected to take in Offaly, Cork and Donegal, finishing with a mass rally in Dublin on 6 December.

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