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Almost 61,000 students receiving their exam results from 10am on Friday
Paper had sufficient challenges to allow top scorers to show off their vocabulary
‘It was an interesting paper - challenging in parts but doable, and with plenty of choice’
‘Best way to succeed is to look at what is going on in society and not be too fixated on rote learning’
Despite a few curveballs there was little overall deviation from past papers
Candidates may have found themselves challenged to up the pace and take section A at a sprint
Many exam moments were reproductions of previous questions, sometimes with only a minor name change
Students presented with a mix of original and covered Beatles tunes, including Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird and Come Together
Dynamic mechanisms question related to a spiral galaxy in space
‘Everything has appeared in some form before and patterns from previous years remained’
Candiates were able to draw extensively on their practical laboratory experience
Listening comprehension was tricky for some but not unfair
Students familiar with past papers should feel confident in their performance,
In a stressful exam scenario, students could easily have been spooked by some surprises
Students needed to have a comprehensive grasp of the language
A very accessible, relevant paper which remained close to the style of previous exams
Fair and open-ended questions posed little barrier to those hoping for chance to display their knowledge, says teacher
Many candidates will have recognised the majority of higher-level questions from previous papers, ASTI representative says
More than 100,000 students are completing day six of the State exams
Land reform, home rule, Edward Carson, John Redmond, the GAA, Eamonn de Valera and the Eucharistic Congress make a welcome appearance
Answers for questions required knowledge of idioms which some students ‘realistically would not have’
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It’s day five of the exams for more than 100,000 students around the country
Some of the language in a reading comprehension on the topical issue of artificial intelligence was challenging
Teachers said students would have been comfortable working through the short maths questions, while long questions required some careful reading and thinking
Leaving Certs face maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1, while Junior Cycle students have science and business studies
Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’
Megan Glynn is doing her best to balance study with sleep, meals and family time
The Dublin-based TD went on to study law after school but left his PhD studies to pursue a career in politics
A good mixture of questions that gradually increased the challenge of the paper, say teachers
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