Clodagh Farrell works as Principal of an Educate Together National School in Dublin and is part of a WhatsApp group for principals looking for staff.Advertisement
“It’s hopping the whole time but it’s more than subbing, it’s fixed term jobs, it’s year-long jobs, it’s maternity leave, it’s long-term jobs that people are looking to fill at the minute.”“Definitely not at the moment.” The huge cost of housing means many young teachers cannot afford or do not want to live in a city where they have to spend so much of their wages on rent.“There are an awful lot of young teachers who finish college and they can’t afford to live in Dublin.
“They can’t get accommodation so they move back down home or they’ll move outside Dublin and they’ll look for work there.“And I guess there are a lot of teachers who are choosing to go abroad for accommodation reasons.” An apartment development under construction near Griffith Avenue in Dublin, 29-07-2022. Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews
Thats them gone out of the country so then.
Bonnington Hotel is where they can live for free
Big thanks to the local busy bodies who object to new housing, Sinn Fein and Soc Dem councillors who vote down new developments, the RTB, 52% tax on rent income, the banning of co living etc
Amended, there are an awful lot of young people who can't afford to live in Dublin.
There's an awful lot of people who work damn hard for a living and can't afford to live in Dublin..! Maybe an article detailing the amount of politicians who 'overlook' declaration rules, I suggest...