The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) (Irish: Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann), founded in 1868, is the oldest and largest teachers' trade union in Ireland. It represents teachers at primary level in the Republic of Ireland, and at primary and post-primary level in Northern Ireland. The head office is at Parnell Square, Dublin, and there is a Northern Irish office in Belfast. The current INTO President (2023–24) is Dorothy McGinley;[3] John Boyle is the General Secretary and Mark McTaggart is the Northern Secretary.[4]
Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann | |
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| Founded | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Location | |
| Members | 50,042[1] |
Key people | John Boyle (General Secretary),[2] |
| Affiliations | Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
| Website | www.into.ie |
Members
editThe union website claimed 50,042 members (43,141 in Republic of Ireland and 6,901 in Northern Ireland) as of February 2021.[5]
General secretaries
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2022) |
- 1868: John O'Harte
- 1871: John Morrin
- 1877: J. W. Henly
- 1878: A. K. O'Farrell
- 1884: James Thompson
- 1891: M. O'Kelly
- 1894: J. Coffey
- 1898: Terence Clarke[6]
- 1910: Michael Doyle
- 1913: Eamonn Mansfield
- 1916: Thomas J. O'Connell
- 1949: D. J. Kelleher
- 1967: Seán Brosnahan[7]
- 1978: Gerry Quigley
- 1990: Joe O'Toole
- 2001: John Carr
- 2009: Sheila Nunan
- 2019: John Boyle
Presidents
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2022) |
- 1868: Vere Foster
- 1873: John Boal
- 1875: John Traynor
- 1877: J Ferguson
- 1882: W Cullen
- 1883: J Nealon
- 1889: P Ward
- 1892: D.A. Simmons
- 1897: T Clarke
- 1899: J Hegarty
- 1904: J Nealon
- 1905: J.J. Hazlet
- 1906: D.C. Maher
- 1907: P Gamble
- 1908: D Elliot
- 1909: J McGowan
- 1910: E Mansfield
- 1911: G O'Callaghan
- 1912: Catherine M Mahon
- 1914: G O'Callaghan
- 1916: G Ramsey
- 1917: J Cunningham
- 1918: R Judge
- 1919: T.J. Nunan
- 1920: D.C. Maher
- 1921: J Harbison
- 1922: C Breathnach
- 1923: D.A. Meehan
- 1924: J McNeelis
- 1925: C.P. Murphy
- 1926: Thomas Frisby
- 1927: H O'Donnell
- 1928: P.J. Quinn
- 1929: E Caraher
- 1930: W.P. Ward
- 1931: R Neilly
- 1932: M Kearney
- 1933: C Breathnach
- 1934: J Hurley
- 1935: L Sweeney
- 1936: D.F. Courell
- 1937: J.F. O'Grady
- 1938: T.J. Nunan
- 1940: H.A. Macauley
- 1941: J.P. Griffith
- 1942: M Coleman
- 1943: H O'Connor
- 1944: Thomas Frisby
- 1945: K.M. Clarke
- 1946: D.J. Kelleher
- 1947: S Brosnahan
- 1948: L Forde
- 1949: J Mansfield
- 1950: B Bergin
- 1951: I.H. McEnaney
- 1952: P Gormley
- 1953: H.J. McManus
- 1954: M Griffin
- 1955: H.F. Mcune-Reid
- 1956: Margaret Skinnider
- 1957: L O'Reilly
- 1958: G Hurley
- 1959: W.M. Keane
- 1960: S McGlinchey
- 1961: P.J. Looney
- 1962: P O'Riordan
- 1963: D O'Scanaill
- 1964: P Carney
- 1965: E Liston
- 1966: R.S. Holland
- 1967: J Allman
- 1968: A.J. Faulkner
- 1969: T Martin
- 1970: T Warde
- 1971: A Brennan
- 1972: S O'Connor
- 1973: S O'Brien
- 1974: S Carew
- 1975: S Eustace
- 1976: B Gillespie
- 1977: B Scannell
- 1978: F Poole
- 1979: G Keane
- 1980: M McSweeney
- 1981: F Cunningham
- 1982: T Waldron
- 1983: M O'Connell
- 1984: J. J. Connelly
- 1985: R Carabine
- 1986: S Puirseil
- 1987: T Honan
- 1988: M Drew
- 1989: T Gilmore
- 1990: J White
- 1991: J Collins
- 1992: B Gilmore
- 1993: E Bruton
- 1994: M McGarry
- 1995: S Shiels
- 1996: L Mccloskey
- 1997: Tony Bates
- 1998: Brian Hynes
- 1999: Des Rainey
- 2000: Donal Ó Loingsigh
- 2001: Joan Ward
- 2002: Gerry Malone
- 2003: Sean Rowley
- 2004: Austin Corcoran
- 2005: Sheila Nunan
- 2006: Denis Bohane
- 2007: Angela Dunne
- 2008: Declan Kelleher
- 2009: Máire Ní Chuinneagáin
- 2010: Jim Higgins
- 2011: Noreen Flynn
- 2012: Anne Fay
- 2013: Brendan O'Sullivan
- 2014: Seán McMahon
- 2015: Emma Dineen
- 2016: Rosena Jordan
- 2017: John Boyle
- 2018: Joe Killeen
- 2019: Feargal Brougham
- 2020: Mary Magner[8]
- 2021: Joe McKeown[9]
- 2022: John Driscoll[10]
- 2023: Dorothy McGinley[11]
Club na Múinteoirí
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Next door to the union's head office on Parnell Square is Club na Múinteoirí (the Teachers' Club) which is operated by the INTO as a space for cultural and social events, including halls, meeting rooms, a bar, and a theatre in the basement.[12]
References
edit- ^ "About".
- ^ "General Secretary & Deputy General Secretary".
- ^ "President & Vice-President".
- ^ FUSIO.net. "Our People". Irish National Teachers' Organisation. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Current Membership". INTO. April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Dr. Clarke in later references, he achieved his LL.D from the Royal University in 1900 – Irish Independent 14 June 1909
- ^ Ward, Noel, The I.N.T.O. and the Catholic Church, 1930-1955 (M.A. thesis, University College Dublin, 1987), p.79
- ^ "President & Vice-President".
- ^ "President & Vice-President".
- ^ "President & Vice-President".
- ^ "President & Vice-President".
- ^ "Club na Múinteoirí: The Teachers' Club". INTO. Retrieved 9 June 2015.