‘Friends I trained with earn €25,000 more’ – teacher who returned home fears she is ‘flogging a dead horse here’

'I'm on a salary at least €20,000 less than the professional worth I have' - teacher Cliodhna Bonner on moving back to Ireland after years teaching abroad

Tabitha Monahan

A secondary school teacher has described how challenging it is to relocate home, with red tape and issues around pay entitlements adding to the pressure of finding employment and accommodation.

Cliodhna Bonner (44), a geography teacher from Co Wicklow, has taught for the last 12 years in the UK and China.