Teachers throughout the north west who are members of the TUI union are on strike today in a row over pay.
Affected schools throughout the region are closed.
Speaking to Ocean FM's John Lynch, local TUI spokesman Brendan Greene, a teacher in St Clare's Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, outlines the background to today's industrial action.
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Among those on the picket line today are teachers from IT Sligo and nearby Ballinode College.
Dr Jacqueline O'Toole, a lecturer in sociology in IT Sligo spoke to me this morning.
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Meanwhile the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland says a ballot of its member for industrial action is underway on the same issue.
The union's also holding a protest outside the Department later in support of their TUI colleagues.
Sligo teacher Kieran Christie is General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland.
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