Welcome to this week’s IT Sunday, a selection of the best Irish Times journalism for our subscribers. ‘Teacher shortages’ is a term that has become increasingly common in the last number of years both in the media, within Government and in general public discourse. But just why is a career that is often labelled a “soft number” with a nice pension and endless holidays seemingly becoming less attractive for people in Ireland? While the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) points to housing difficulties, workloads and underfunding – a 2022 OECD report for Education at a Glance placed Ireland 36th...