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# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
Almost 3,000 Leaving Cert exam results upgraded during this year's appeals process
Appeal applications were made by 9,049 candidates against 16,965 individual results.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 15 August, 2019
CAO round one offers are out - so what's next?
Thousands of students received offers for college places today.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
Latin, Libya and Leitrim: Leaving Cert results by numbers
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
Q&A: Why are CAO offers earlier this year?
The CAO timeline has changed quite drastically this year.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
More than 50,000 students to begin (slightly longer) Leaving Cert exam period with English paper I
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
'They're anxious in ways they wouldn't have been 20 years ago': Teachers say Leaving Cert stress on the rise
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 25 February, 2019
A senator wants students to get CAO points for sports and social action
“It would especially benefit children from public schools around the country and level the playing pitch for them.”
# leaving-certificate - Friday 15 February, 2019
CAO offers will be out earlier this year after case of student who won High Court judicial review
The changes confirmed by the government come after Rebecca Carter secured a place at UCD following a High Court battle.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Students 'pressured' by new Leaving Cert grade scheme as number sitting higher level exams rises
The Economic and Social Research has carried out an early analysis of the grading scheme.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Two days have been added to the Leaving Cert timetable
The two new days bring the total examination to 15 days in June.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 15 September, 2018
'I was completely panicking': Leaving Cert students at Dublin school taught wrong English text for two years Exclusive
The mistake was only discovered six days before the students started their exams this year.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
Poll: Did your Leaving Cert results play a major role in your life?
Students around the country will be finding out their results this morning.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 2 August, 2018
CAO issues thousands of 'Round Zero' offers to prospective college students
A total of 4,738 offers have been issued today, before Round One offers are made to Leaving Certificate students on August 20.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Time is ticking - The CAO change-of-mind deadline is tomorrow
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 4 June, 2018
Stressed about your Leaving or Junior Cert? Here are some tips to help you stay calm
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 26 April, 2018
12 poets you haven't thought about since the Leaving Cert
Remember the great Eavan Boland scandal of 2010?
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 4 January, 2018
'A digital revolution': Forty schools to offer Computer Science as Leaving Cert subject in September
The Department of Education aims to make the subject available to all schools by 2020.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 11 December, 2017
PE is set to become a Leaving Cert subject from next year
Education Minister Richard Bruton made the announcement today as part of an overall emphasis the government is putting on encouraging healthy lifestyles.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 27 November, 2017
Government aims to boost the number of girls doing maths and science in the Leaving Cert
The government wants the number of females taking up science, maths and engineering to increase by 40%.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
Over 1,400 Leaving Cert papers were given a better mark after student appeals
Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2017.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 16 August, 2017
'Whatever your results today, there will be opportunities for you'
More people took Higher Level subjects this year, but the number of top marks is down.
The Leaving Cert results are out today - But here's why you won't be seeing any As, Bs or Cs this year
Don’t worry, it’s not because everyone failed.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 13 August, 2017
From Paralympians to mature students - Leaving Cert students come from all walks of life
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 5 June, 2017
Exam advice for parents: How to support your child during the Junior and Leaving Cert
From organisational support to breathing exercises, there’s plenty a parent can do to help.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Here's how Leaving Cert students did in French, Russian and Japanese
Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 9 June, 2016
'He's going to struggle': Teenager with learning disability denied Leaving Cert support
Hundreds of students each year are denied supports like readers and scribes and advocates say the SEC needs to widen eligibility criteria.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 8 June, 2016
No major surprises in English papers as the State exams kicked off today
The first exam for both sets of students this morning will be English paper 1.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 20 May, 2016
Student with dyslexia brings fresh High Court appeal to secure help for Leaving Cert exams
His previous application for a reader was refused before the supporting evidence was submitted.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 18 April, 2016
# leaving-certificate - Monday 4 January, 2016
Renua wants to abolish the Leaving Cert as we know it
The party is unveiling its general election manifesto later this morning.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 3 September, 2015
Explainer: The Leaving Cert's getting a massive overhaul. Here's how it'll work.
New reforms launched today are aimed at reducing the pressure faced by students at exam time.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 17 August, 2015
Explainer: A beginner’s guide on how to accept your CAO offer
Here’s what to do next…
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 16 August, 2015
Poll: Should the CAO system be changed?
The Sunday Business Post is reporting this morning that colleges have been manipulating the admission system.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 13 August, 2015
Watch the moment a nervous student got the Leaving Cert points she needed
Be warned: there is screaming.
575 points direct provision teen to meet minister about going to college
Anna wants to study physiotherapy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 12 August, 2015
All-rounders with a thirst for knowledge: Ireland's highest achievers in the 2015 Leaving Cert
They all scooped over 800 points in the Leaving Cert, but their principals say they’re proud of every one of their students.
Here's how students got on in the Leaving Cert
Pretty well. Fair play.
In numbers: The Leaving Cert results
The hard work is over, now it’s time to find out how everyone did.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 9 August, 2015
'I had to run and jump for one of those embarrassing photos': Memories of Leaving Cert results day
Let’s take a step back down memory lane.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (7434)
No (5173)
I'm not sure (593)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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