The main teachers' unions in Ireland are to ballot their members for strike action from September over a pay row.
Two teaching unions, the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) and the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), have said they are prepared to ballot members unless an acceptable pay deal is reached as staff are struggling massively with the cost of living crisis.
The third major union, the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) is meeting on Friday to make a decision on a ballot too.
