Belief that academic success directly relates to career success in a high status job is under serious question

Other subjects would suffer while mediocrity in Irish was promoted

It will be at least 13-18 years after the Leaving Certificate before there is any possibility of her getting a permanent academic position

What you put on the CAO form is the first decision, not the last

You have until July 1st at 5pm to revise your CAO application. Here is what you need to consider

If Irish attracted bonus CAO points as higher-level maths does, it might incentivise students to take the subject more seriously

State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology

Irish paper two praised as fair and manageable

Prose and poetry questions were approachable but some of the reading comprehensions may have been challenging

Don’t let a tricky maths question put you off piano tuning as a career

Ordinary-level Leaving Cert Irish paper considered fair, manageable and accessible for students

Second week of State exams begins for more than 140,000 students across junior and senior cycle

Jean Kelly, a maths teacher, said that the ordinary-level paper was fair, modern and thoughtfully designed

Kat Ruane (18) has ADHD and dyspraxia, and finds it hard to manage the timings of exams

Students were generally relieved with an approachable higher-level maths paper one, but the element of choice allowed them to swerve trickier questions, teachers said.

Geography exam earlier on Friday seen as ‘fair, well-balanced and student friendly’

Students sitting the Leaving Certificate geography exams were happy with a paper that rewarded preparation while avoiding unexpected questions, teachers have said

Momin Bari is studying seven higher-level subjects and also French at ordinary level

When it comes to our Junior Cycle students, it’s all about continued support and motivation

Leaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper two