Brian Gill

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Leaving Cert students protesting outside the Department of Education in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Legal challenges over Leaving Cert results must clear high bar

The Government’s decision to exclude from consideration how the past performance of a school should affect its students’ Leaving Certificate results i(...)

The Government is braced for potential legal actions given that the previous administration was warned by the then attorney general that the calculated grades process had ‘legal vulnerabilities’. Photograph: Getty Images
Lawyers expect flurry of legal actions after release of teachers’ estimated grades

Lawyers say the release of teachers’ estimated percentage marks for Leaving Cert students on Monday is likely to result in a flurry of legal actions f(...)

Minister for Education Norma Foley said ‘all students were treated fairly and equitably’. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times
Leaving Cert: Private schools turn to lawyers after ‘losing out’ in calculated grades

Lawyers have reported a surge in queries from parents and teaching staff in fee-charging and grind schools who feel they lost out under the new calcul(...)