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Huge increase in number of students caught cheating in Leaving and Junior Cert examinations
Education
Some of the cheating incidents were uncovered by the inclusion of "extraneous material" with an exam script while there were also cases where papers from different students were almost identical
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The Troubles to feature on Leaving Cert history curriculum after minister's approval
The Troubles
Education Minister Norma Foley has approved a proposal to put it on the curriculum for the 2027 school year
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CAO: Nearly 57,000 applicants offered college place as more than half secure first choice course
Leaving Certificate
There were a total of 83,543 applicants to the CAO this year
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Should the Leaving Cert be abolished? Is it a milestone or a millstone? Have your say in our poll
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As more than 60,000 students find out how they got on in the milestone exams we ask is it time to bin them off for good
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It's results day - how would you get on if you sat the Leaving Cert? Try our quiz to find out
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For many it's a rite of passage for many more it's something they dream of even years or decades later and not in a good way... try our quiz and test your Leaving Cert knowledge
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More than 60,000 students get Leaving Cert results as Taoiseach says: 'Keep everything in perspective'
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The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has made Leaving Cert results available from 10am to students
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HSE offers advice to parents ahead of Leaving Cert results day
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Leaving Cert students all around the country will receive their results on Friday, and the HSE has advised parents to have a chat with their children prior to celebrations
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Bohemians midfielder recalls how Shelbourne came to the rescue after his release from Preston during Covid
League of Ireland
League of Ireland leaders Shelbourne - tonight’s opponents - offered a career lifeline when Covid brought a sudden end to Brian McManus’s English football dream.
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Milano is giving away free food to Leaving Cert students receiving their results next week
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All students need to do is show their results slips at the till, to help celebrate or commiserate
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'Don't be like me' - former footballer reveals 'passion' for helping young players prepare for life on and off the pitch
League of Ireland
Former Blackburn Rovers and Ireland underage defender Gavin Peers says he got lucky.
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It's exam season - how would you get on if you sat the Leaving Cert today? Try our quiz to find out
Leaving Certificate
For many it's a rite of passage for many more it's something they dream of even years or decades later and not in a good way... try our quiz and test your Leaving Cert knowledge
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Information campaign to be launched following Leaving Cert holiday tragedies
Leaving Certificate
A new campaign, called Make the Right Memories, will be launched in the coming weeks to provide Leaving Cert students going on their sixth year holidays to stay safe while abroad.
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Norma Foley confirms inflated Leaving Cert grades to be 'tapered off'
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After the resumption of State Examinations following the COVID-19 pandemic, grades were artificially inflated by 7 per cent.
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Peter O'Mahony: Playing for Ireland is like doing your Leaving - in public
Ireland rugby union team
But the skipper wouldn't have it any other way and teased about the end of the impasse over his future, saying he would inform the media when there was "white smoke" amidst reports he has been offered a new Munster deal
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Four-in-a-row Limerick hurling manager calls for overhaul of Leaving Cert and doesn't rule out move to politics
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John Kiely also blasted cyber bullying saying it is a major problem for schools
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Family of Andrew O’Donnell - who died in Greece tragedy - wish his Leaving Cert classmates 'every success'
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Andrew (18) and Max Wall (18), both former students of St Michael’s College in Dublin’s Ballsbridge died within 24 hours of each other while on a holiday with classmates celebrating the end of the Leaving Certificate
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Debs crash victim Kiea McCann passed 'everything with merit' in Leaving Cert results, heartbroken dad reveals
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Kiea McCann's dad revealed how she did in her Leaving Certificate Applied Programme exams when he received her results today
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Leaving Cert results 'consistent' with previous years as 60,000 students finally find out how they got on
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Education Minister Norma Foley said: 'Today brings enormous reward and recognition for all your hard work and dedication over the past number of years, including through challenging times'
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Surprising celebrity Leaving Cert results - From Vogue Williams to Doireann Garrihy and Daithi O Se
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It's Leaving Cert results day and Irish celebrities have been sharing how they fared in school. While some weren't very successful, it didn't stop them reaching the top of their fields.
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Parents urged to talk to teens about alcohol ahead of Leaving Cert results as study reveals boozing habits
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Drinkaware found that 39% of Irish adults drink alcohol to celebrate and just over half of 18–24-year-olds (53%) surveyed drink alcohol to cope.
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Leaving Cert students left devastated after 'frankly horrific' maths paper slamming it as 'cruel joke'
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“I studied my butt off in order to get a good grade in Maths so I can pursue my college goal and after that paper I feel that dream [has] been dumped, so thank you.”
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Jim Gavin appears on Leaving Cert higher level Business exam
Jim Gavin
The former Dublin manager was a speaker on leadership and motivation.
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Leaving Cert students in 'tears' after difficult maths paper one exam
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Many sixth year students complained about the tricky questions
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Emma Doran recalls burning her school uniform and being called a 'frigid slapper'
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The comedian made the revelation as she discussed sitting her Leaving Cert days after giving birth
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