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How students who scored more than 600 points approached the months before the Leaving Cert

The Irish Times 17 Feb 2026
To find out how to best use that time, The Irish Times spoke to three friends who graduated from Maynooth Post Primary School last year and all achieved more than 600 points in their Leaving Cert.
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‘The Leaving Cert mocks were a wake-up call for my son’

The Irish Times 10 Feb 2026
The mocks were a big wake-up call for my son as it exposed gaps across all his Leaving Cert subjects when it came to answering questions ... The Leaving Cert points race crushes open-ended dialogue.
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The Leaving Cert points race crushes open-ended dialogue

The Irish Times 09 Feb 2026
Why did his appeals fall on deaf ears? A review currently under way of the Leaving Cert politics and society course gives us some clues ... A worthy goal but, as with everything to do with the Leaving Cert, idealism must yield to practicality.
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Making the most of (and surviving) the Leaving Cert mock exams

The Irish Times 02 Feb 2026
Just 10 extra minutes in Leaving Cert not enough for dyslexic students, say advocates ... “They do matter, but not in the same way as the Leaving Cert,” says Laura Walshe, guidance counsellor and founder of FindYourPath.ie.
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Just 10 extra minutes in Leaving Cert not enough for dyslexic students, say advocates

The Irish Times 29 Jan 2026
Dyslexia Ireland has said it is “very disappointed” that just 10 minutes of extra time will be granted for students with additional needs in this year’s Junior and Leaving Certificate written examinations.
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Here’s a study guide for the final months before the Leaving Cert exams

The Irish Times 21 Jan 2026
With this in mind, we got some expert tips on studying for the Leaving Cert from two of Ireland’s leading study websites and their learning experts ... to Leaving Cert successOpens in new window ].
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Key dates for 2026 CAO applications: from early-bird applications to Leaving Cert appeals

The Irish Times 20 Jan 2026
The State Examinations Commission’s (SEC) Leaving Cert oral tests in Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese take place in schools throughout the country.Late April ... On the day of the last Leaving Cert written paper.
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Leaving Cert students from Galway and Cork take part in National Climate Hackathon

RTE 18 Jan 2026
The hackathon saw students work with real data as part of their Leaving Cert exam projects ... The hackathon saw students work with real data as part of their Leaving Cert exam projects ... Cert coursework.
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