English paper two regarded as ‘manageable’ with no ‘curveballs’ for students

Leaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper two

State exams season for 2026 gets under way with English paper one and home economics

Students relieved and happy after sitting test with ‘terrific’ essay options and variety in reading comprehensions

Over the Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cert, 146,553 candidates will sit their exams

Extra 10 minutes given in each exam to students with special educational needs is ‘insulting’

Support classes provide targeted help for pupils for two years, but are heavily oversubscribed

Human rights body intervened after disabled boy’s SNA was changed, annual report reveals

Artificial intelligence has been compared to the ‘wild west’, and teachers say they need proper guidance

Decision by Tipperary County Council comes after long-running planning row between it and developer Liam Campion

Mother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son

Programme to be delivered in multi-denominational primary schools as survey finds growing desire for non-religious run schools

There is so much to prepare for, and plenty to digest in the aftermath, too – if you can imagine a world where this is actually over!

Tertiary degree programme is extended to include primary teaching to offer route for those without CAO points traditionally needed

Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fund