{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b372fb-6c93-4b88-85e3-09e9775d1494/6a86dd8239e73ea8f36df78f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Government urged to make the teaching profession more attractive","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba15241a8cbe26bf3cf18c/1787223416333-4ecff90c-d034-423f-ac6a-cf1da7005e12.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that the retention of teachers within the system is now \"as big a challenge as initial recruitment\".</p><p><br></p><p>But what about the work the Department of Education has done to try make teaching more attractive, like granting faster permanent status and increasing starting pay?</p><p><br></p><p>Assistant principal at St. Munchin's College in Limerick, Eric Nelligan, joins Limerick Today for more.</p><p><br></p><p>Image via Getty.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Live95"}