Most Tipp schools closed as teachers go on strike

Several secondary schools across Tipperary are closed this morning as ASTI teachers go on strike. 

Up to a quarter of a million young people won't go to school as members in 500 secondary schools around the country are downing tools in a row over a series of issues, including equal pay.

At least 6 more strike days are in the pipeline, and it's also unclear whether hundreds of schools will be able to re-open after next week's mid-term break, because of problems with supervision and substitution.

President of the ASTI Ed Byrne says if parents are annoyed with the situation, they need to lobby the Government