Almost 1,000 Leaving Cert students and their parents have downloaded The Irish Timespodcast. The podcast, the first of its type in any national newspaper, provides last-minute study tips and overall advice for students and their parents, as detailed below.

LAST-MINUTE STUDY TIPS: Brian Mooneyis a former president of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors and an Irish Times columnist.

To hears a podcast of Brian Mooney: www.ireland.com/focus/leavingcert/

IRISH: Oisín Mac Eointeaches Irish at St Benildus College, Dublin. He is a regular contributor to RTÉ's exam programmes.

To hear a podcast of Oisín Mac Eoin's advice for higher-level Irish students: ireland.com/focus/leavingcert/

To hear a podcast of advice Oisín Mac Eoin's for ordinary-level Irish: ireland.com/focus/leavingcert/

MATHS: John Brennan is a maths teacher with experience of more than 30 years and the author of three books in the Maths Solutions series. He spent most of his career at St Benildus College, Dublin. He is now a senior maths teacher at Ballinteer Institute, Dublin.

To hear a podcast of John Brennan's advice for higher-level maths: ireland.com/focus/leavingcert/

To hear a podcast of John Brennan's advice for ordinary-level maths: ireland.com/focus/leavingcert/