Creating a space where substitute teachers and schools can connect

Patrick and Anne Marie O’Connell of The School Directory

Their experience in searching for substitute teachers at short notice for primary and secondary school positions prompted Cork couple Patrick and Ann Marie O’Connell to establish The School Directory two years ago.

The O’Connells have invested €15,000 of their own savings in the online start-up with support from the Local Enterprise Office in south Cork.

TheSchoolDirectory.ie acts as a searchable online database for substitute teachers, special needs assistants and school suppliers.

“It’s really ...