Sligo TUI official calls for Government to address pay issues at third level institutions

The Teachers' Union of Ireland is warning further industrial action is on the way unless the Government deals with pay issues for third level institutions.

Lecturers are Technological Universities across the country are protesting this lunchtime but say services to students will not be affected.

Its unhappy with wide regional variations when it comes to pay and conditions, despite an agreement with the Department of Higher Education in 2017 to make the TU sector equal across the board.

Dave Roberts is the Chairperson of the TUI Sligo Campus.  He says the government has failed to honour agreements that were made 7 years ago