The decision to strike followed a ballot in which 98% of Fórsa members backed indefinite strike action. Down the road outside Coláiste Rís, school secretaries Sarah Duffy and Adrienne Caldwell were joined by retired secretary Fionnuala Flynn outside the school to protest for equal treatment. Deputy Ó Murchú said: “Since the start of this strike action, school secretaries and caretakers have mobilised in large numbers to fight for pension parity. “I was proud to join school secretaries and caretakers from Louth and across the State in solidarity with their demands. “School secretaries and caretakers are just standing up for themselves and for what is right.