A Sligo secondary school Teacher and Councillor is urging the Department of Education to intervene and help take the pressure of school principals in the North West.


Ahead of the new school year getting underway in the next number of days it's emerged that eighty six per cent of Irish School Principals are suffering from burnout.


Research from DCU reveals 56 per cent are working over 50 hours a week.

Almost a third of those questioned say they are suffering from poor mental health, while one in ten say they are unlikely to stay in the job in the coming year.

Sligo independent Councillor Marie Casserly says no CEO in the private sector are facing the workloads that school principles face on a daily basis.

A Sligo secondary school Teacher and Councillor is urging the Department of Education to intervene and help take the pressure of school principals in the North West.
 Ahead of the new school year getting underway in the next number of days it's emerged that eighty six per cent of Irish School Principals are suffering from burnout.
 Research from DCU reveals 56 per cent are working over 50 hours a week.
Almost a third of those questioned say they are suffering from poor mental health, while one in ten say they are unlikely to stay in the job in the coming year.
Sligo independent Councillor Marie Casserly says no CEO in the private sector are facing the workloads that school principles face on a daily basis.

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.