Teacher Talk with the INTO
Episodes
Standardised Testing in Irish Education
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
INTO’s Máirín Máirín Ní Chéileachair speaks with the Educational Research Centre’s (ERC) Rachel Cunningham and Dr Aidan Clerkin. We talk abo...
Is the teaching landscape really diverse?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
INTO’s Maeve McCafferty discusses the barriers faced entering and staying in primary teaching in Ireland and the importance of diverse representatio...
The Digital Dilemma: Cybersafety & Mobile Phone Use in Schools
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
INTO’s David Geary talks to Jane McGarrigle (Webwise National Coordinator) and Ciara McGuane (Founder, Rahoo) about online safety, media literacy, C...
Pride in Progress: 20 Years of the INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teacher Talk with the INTO, we mark two decades of the INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group, a community built on resilience, representatio...
Empowering Minds: Celebrating Special Needs Education
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Series of Teacher Talk with the INTO! Join us as we chat with Caroline Brougham from Glasnevin Educate Together and Máirín Ní Chéileachair, IN...
Congress 101: Everything you need to know
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the ins and outs of INTO Congress with guests Deirdre O’Connor, INTO Assistant General Secretary and INTO Intern, David Donagh! Whether y...
Getting to Grips with Your Career Break or Job Share
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Series 3 Episode 1 of Series of Teacher Talk with the INTO: ‘Getting to Grips with Your Career Break or Job Share’In this episode, we’re j...
General Election 2024: Key issues for primary and special education
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teacher Talk with the INTO we will be discussing the General Election and its key issues for primary and special education, featuri...
INTO’s Global Impact – A Retrospective
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re exploring the INTO’s role in global advocacy with INTO General Secretary John Boyle and Sandra Corrigan, INTO Global Solida...
From Other Professions to Teaching – Making the Leap
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Gene Mehigan, Vice President for Education and Strategic Development at Marino Institute of Education, Lisa Plu...
Starting Strong – Essential Tips for Your First Year of Teaching
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Series 2 of Teacher Talk with the INTO! In this first episode, we hear from Aoife Doyle, Deputy Principal of St. Colmcille’s JNS in Knock...
Why are we talking about class sizes?
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To conclude season 1 of Teacher Talk with the INTO, we will be talking about an issue the union has long campaigned on … Ireland’s supersized clas...
Becoming an active member
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A union is only as strong as its membership and so today we will be talking about the different ways members can get involved with Kieran Killeen and ...
Fighting for reproductive health leave
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we will be discussing our campaign to secure paid reproductive health leave for our members. In recent years, we have heard heart breaking ...
Getting to grips with your pension for younger members
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will be talking about arguably one of the most important financial plans anyone will ever make – your pension. Evidence suggests ...
Life as a teacher with a disability
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting down with two disability advocates and teachers, Patrick Hickey and Leesa Flynn, we hear firsthand their experiences of initial teacher educat...
The teacher supply crisis
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Schools continue to grapple with the ongoing staffing crisis nationwide, with principals scrambling to fill vacant teaching posts to ensure a quality ...
The voice of teachers abroad
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we ditch the headlines and chat directly with two educators, Ella Murray Golden and Marie Magner, who took the leap and moved oversea...