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State Exams Day One
‘I thought my legs would turn to jelly’: Reaction to day one of Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams
A record number of students – 136,000 – began their State exams on Wednesday
Leaving Cert students in Marian College, Ballsbridge, Dublin, on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Carl O'Brien
Wed Jun 05 2024 - 17:35
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