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# Maths

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# Leaving Cert
Fewer students to sit this year's Leaving Cert
Over 50,000 students, 13 days, 3.1 million exam papers, 105 subjects. Shudder.
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Jun 1st 2012, 10:46 AM
# Project Maths
Bonus points luring students back to higher level maths
An extra 25 points for sitting honours mathematics has led to near-record numbers registering for the paper this year.
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May 30th 2012, 11:16 AM
# Groundbreaking
Can't get harder than this: Sudoku puzzles must have 17 clues
It was a Dublin mathematician who finally solved this quandary. Yay!
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Jan 10th 2012, 2:39 PM
# mathemagic
Events add up to whole lot of fun for Maths Week
More than 100,000 people are taking part in Maths Week, which runs until 22 October and aims to show how beneficial maths is to all areas of life.
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Oct 17th 2011, 10:59 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Results day for Junior Cert students, cabinet meets to discuss selling off state assets, and what Irish people are more likely to lie about than anyone else…
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Sep 14th 2011, 8:30 AM
# In Numbers
In numbers: how Ireland's students fared in Leaving Cert 2011
Which subjects had the best pass rates? Which had the fewest taking higher level? We’ve crunched the numbers to find out.
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Aug 17th 2011, 3:59 PM
# Leaving Cert
Calls for reform of Leaving Cert and third level funding following results
Business and student groups have been reacting to the exam results out today.
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Aug 17th 2011, 11:31 AM
# Leaving Cert
High points: Science could be next to offer a bonus to Leaving Cert students
The education minister has said that offering extra Leaving Cert points to students who sit Science subjects is a possibility.
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Jul 28th 2011, 9:49 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
All the day’s news, and the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Jun 13th 2011, 7:58 PM
# Maths
Maths Paper 2 deemed to be "grand" after Paper 1 shocker
The Leaving Certificate honours Maths second paper has come as a relief to many after a “very difficult” paper 1.
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Jun 13th 2011, 4:33 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: New ministers from north and south of the border meet for the first time today; more protests on the way in Syria, and the unthinkable…a Father Ted rip off.
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Jun 10th 2011, 8:27 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock
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Jun 7th 2011, 4:50 PM
# Leaving Cert
NUI Galway signs up to extra Maths points
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Oct 6th 2010, 6:35 PM
# Test Yourself
Are you one of the 40% with number trouble?
Take our quick quiz and see if you’re one of the two in five who has trouble solving basic maths problems.
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Sep 7th 2010, 10:37 AM
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