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Niamh Dwyer knows all about the Leaving Certificate. She’s a career guidance counsellor and a parent of three,…

When and where did you sit the Leaving Cert exams? In 1999 and 2000. I was only 16…

Leaving Certificate home economics candidates were presented with a “challenging but fair” paper at higher level and a…

Summer jobs have been teenagers’ rite of passage for generations—from scooping ice cream and babysitting, to lifeguarding and…

The number of students due to start the Leaving Certificate exams today has climbed to its highest ever…

Leaving Cert weather arrived with a vengeance last week, to the joy of all those not sitting State…

Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely on occasional…

When and where did you sit the Leaving Cert exams? In 2011 in Loreto Bray, bringing a close…

Danny Goff is feeling nervous about the Leaving Cert. There’s a lot going at once, the 18-year-old from…

A survey last year revealed that university students spent on average more than six hours a day on…

At this time of year, exam season means many young people feel overwhelmed, stuck or under huge pressure…

One way to lower smoking rates among teens may be to address their exposure to violence, as an…

The Leaving Cert according to a guidance counsellor: ‘Their brains have been working so hard … they need to get fresh air’ – The Irish Times