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Leaving Cert physics: ‘ample’ choice gave students a fair opportunity to show their ability

Candiates were able to draw extensively on their practical laboratory experience

Leaving Cert Spanish: some struggled with ‘challenging’ vocabulary

Listening comprehension was tricky for some but not unfair

Leaving Cert chemistry: A ‘fair’ paper with plenty of choice and few surprises

Students familiar with past papers should feel confident in their performance,

Leaving Cert agricultural science: A ‘disquieting’ paper with some daunting first impressions

In a stressful exam scenario, students could easily have been spooked by some surprises

Leaving Cert mandarin Chinese: ‘More complex than in previous years’

Students needed to have a comprehensive grasp of the language

Leaving Cert German: ‘More student-friendly than the mock exams’

A very accessible, relevant paper which remained close to the style of previous exams

Leaving Cert art, visual studies: Students needed to be methodical in addressing all elements of questions

Fair and open-ended questions posed little barrier to those hoping for chance to display their knowledge, says teacher

Leaving Cert business exam: ‘Students had to think on their feet’

Many candidates will have recognised the majority of higher-level questions from previous papers, ASTI representative says

‘Very challenging’: Reaction to Leaving Cert French and history exams

More than 100,000 students are completing day six of the State exams

Leaving Cert history: An exam that ‘played the hits’

Land reform, home rule, Edward Carson, John Redmond, the GAA, Eamonn de Valera and the Eucharistic Congress make a welcome appearance

Leaving Cert French: a challenge for those seeking top grades

Answers for questions required knowledge of idioms which some students ‘realistically would not have’

Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’ve done my best to stay calm and composed’

Seán Cleary is doing his best to keep up his athletics and volunteering in the middle of the State exams

Emer O’Neill on the Leaving Cert: ‘My elbow was in bits and I had to write for hours’

The TV presenter secured a sports scholarship in the US after finishing second level

‘Great confidence boost’: Reaction to today’s Leaving Cert biology and Junior Cycle French exams

It’s day five of the exams for more than 100,000 students around the country

Leaving Cert Irish paper two: student-friendly, but challenging in parts

Some of the language in a reading comprehension on the topical issue of artificial intelligence was challenging

Students ‘delighted’ after maths, but Irish exam poses challenges for some

Teachers said students would have been comfortable working through the short maths questions, while long questions required some careful reading and thinking

‘Many will feel deflated’: Live reaction to today’s Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams

Leaving Certs face maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1, while Junior Cycle students have science and business studies

Leaving Cert Irish paper one: ‘At first glance many would have felt disappointed’

Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’

Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’m trying to avoid burnout’

Megan Glynn is doing her best to balance study with sleep, meals and family time

Paul Murphy on the Leaving Cert: ‘There’s an enormous class bias in it. I’m a product of that’

The Dublin-based TD went on to study law after school but left his PhD studies to pursue a career in politics

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