Leaving Cert day one: See English paper one and home economics exams
State exams season for 2026 gets under way with English paper one and home economics
Your Stories
A selection of personal lifestyle features, interviews and opinion
Trinity College Dublin paid €77,000 to Revenue over staff accommodation provided by university
College subsidiary also paid €922,000 to Revenue over VAT issue
Twice as hard to afford a home in Dublin as Belfast, new CSO data shows
Report comparing economies North and South shows greater earnings mean taxes on income are higher in the Republic
Imagine a world where saints roam free, among us, on the bus or in TK Maxx
To acknowledge the idea of a saint is to acknowledge the question: what does it mean to be a good person?
Number sitting Leaving Cert climbs to record level
Over the Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cert, 146,553 candidates will sit their exams
‘Kids after Leaving Cert English look punch drunk’: teacher has his say ahead of ‘tough’ first exam
Sheer amount of handwriting required in answers can make heads – and hands – ache
‘I’m going to do medicine’: Student who left school in second year now aiming for top LC points
Kayleigh Quinn says a comment from a psychiatrist pushed her to do the Junior Cycle exams, which has now led to tackling the Leaving
Dyslexic students should get extra points, mother of Leaving Cert pupil says
Extra 10 minutes given in each exam to students with special educational needs is ‘insulting’
Ireland’s summer side-hustles: from walking dogs to €60 an hour grinds
Minding children, accommodating foreign students or walking dogs are some of the ways in which you can earn extra income
Leaving Cert: How can you, or your child, best get through the next fortnight?
More than 100,000 households begin the Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams this week. Yes, we said it, because if one person is sitting the June exams, everyone in the family is.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner married in London ceremony – reports
Couple will have a three-day, second wedding in the Italian island of Sicily, according to The Sun
Five night stay for under €800 and the joy of a chipper: 18 ways to holiday cheaply in Ireland
You might think ‘Ireland’ and ‘cheap’ in the same sentence is oxymoronic, but we reckon there are still ways to have fun without big costs
Leaving Cert: ‘I would much rather wear my comfy clothes’ in the exam hall
Eoin Murphy found you sometimes can’t win as a Leaving Cert student, such as when you get too much sun
My Leaving Cert: ‘I was upset with a performance anxiety-related false start’
Fionnuala Moran, broadcaster, sustainability influencer and DJ
The future of fashion: Joyful student collections are striking in their diversity
LSAD and NCAD graduate shows feature polished collections, with notable use of digital technology in design process of many
Fans on CMAT’s St Anne’s Park gig: ‘She speaks the language of love and the language of Ireland’
Some of the 20,000 people at the singer’s Dublin concert explain why they like her music, her positivity and her stance on Bertie Ahern
CMAT at St Anne’s Park review: Five-star performance by a pop star at the top of her game
‘My dream is to see a CMAT show,’ the singer tells the 20,000 or more people in front of her in Dublin. The crowd are thrilled to be seeing this one
‘The maddest job’: How competitive video games led one Wicklow native to Norway
Wild Geese: Sam Molloy runs the commercial wing of esports group Heroic in Oslo
Horror films Backrooms and Obsession are doing something astonishing
The building success of Obsession speaks to the power of strong reviews and stronger word of mouth – and twentysomething YouTube film-makers
Meena Kandasamy’s message to women on online misogyny: ‘You need to meet it with brazenness’
The anti-caste activist and author, whose new novel is Fieldwork As a Sex Object, has become synonymous with fearless writing
‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes
The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties
For €99, the Google Fitbit Air tracks your health and nothing else. That’s a good thing
The screenless tracker lives up to its name – you’ll probably forget you’re wearing it
CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance
Singer says she felt 'compelled to wade in and speak' after learning of abuse being directed at photos taken of her on stage
Irish bride-to-be expresses anger and heartbreak at loss of money paid for wedding in Tenerife
Weddings in Tenerife informed couples last week that the business was insolvent and would not be able to proceed with events
Skincare: These under-eye patches rank among the best I’ve tried
Even in an overcrowded category, there’s always room for a great product – that’s what Skingredients has delivered
I’ve remained lifelong friends with my Complete Aisling co-author. Here’s our secret
As women who write together our priorities lie in the work and maintaining our friendship above all else. Here’s how we have done it
‘There’s no way I’m going to the US now’: Irish students choose Europe over J1 for summer jobs
Many Leaving Cert and third-level students plan to seek work on the Continent, not the United States, this summer. What are their options?
Irish house prices to increase by ‘more sedate’ 4% in 2026, says Bank of Ireland
New homes drive market as affordability remains ‘stretched’ and second-hand sales continue to decline
Picnics: From blankets to barbecues, these additions will style up your outdoor dining
Classic hampers, swish portable barbecues and napkins set the tone for outdoor eating
When dinner in Dublin costs about the same as Switzerland, how do the Irish afford it?
I ended up in Switzerland by accident, with a view of the Matterhorn from my window
Housing crisis: Grants to turn space above shops into homes could be ‘game changer’
Government hopes grants of up to €165,000 will mean thousands of vacant properties return to use
Newly-qualified doctors could have college fees paid in bid to stem numbers moving abroad
Reduction would be in return for doctors agreeing to work in Irish health service for set period
France rolls out €1 three-course student meals – here is what’s on the menu
Cheap three-course lunches are aimed at easing financial hardship among young people
Marita Conlon-McKenna: ‘I write what I see and what I feel. I can sense things. I always have’
Our senses lead a pathway to what’s going on in a story, says the bestselling author
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices