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# junior-cert - Thursday 19 March, 2020
Leaving Cert and Junior Cert orals and practical exams cancelled - all students to get full marks
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
# junior-cert - Saturday 5 October, 2019
Quiz: Can you pass this Junior Cert History test?
The subject was given special status by the Government this week.
# junior-cert - Friday 4 October, 2019
Gardaí issue warning to Junior Cert students about alcohol, drugs and violence
Additional gardaí will be on patrol during Junior Cert celebrations tonight.
64,300 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
# junior-cert - Monday 2 September, 2019
Anger as Junior Cert results day delayed by two weeks
Traditionally, students receive their results in the middle of September.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
71 students not given Leaving Cert results over fears they cheated in exams
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
# junior-cert - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Irish comedian subjected to 'dozens' of rape and death threats over article she wrote on Junior Cert paper
Aoife Dooley said she has notified gardaí of the threats made to her online.
# junior-cert - Saturday 25 May, 2019
'Urgent appeal' for Junior and Leaving Cert exam markers
It’s less two weeks until examinations begin.
# junior-cert - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
'The computer is not marking any work': Exams commission confirms examiners will mark exams
The SEC said reports that some subjects would be marked using computers were ‘misleading’.
# junior-cert - Monday 25 February, 2019
'The importance hasn't gone away': Calls for geography to be brought back as core subject
Geography was removed as a core subject from the Junior Cert last year.
# junior-cert - Friday 18 January, 2019
Minister wants to change system after student had to sit Leaving Cert exam the day after her mother died
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
# junior-cert - Saturday 24 November, 2018
Quiz: How much do you know from the Junior Cert history syllabus?
We’ve taken ten questions from the current syllabus to see how much you know about the past.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
The Junior Cert results are out today - here's all you need to know
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
# junior-cert - Monday 10 September, 2018
New subject changes for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert get the go ahead
New specifications for Maths, Home Economics, History, Music and Geography are set to go live from this month for Junior Cert students.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
D-Day for the nation's secondary school students as the Leaving and Junior Cert gets under way
Over 120,000 students around the country will begin their exams today.
# junior-cert - Monday 4 June, 2018
Stressed about your Leaving or Junior Cert? Here are some tips to help you stay calm
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
# junior-cert - Sunday 3 June, 2018
FactCheck: Is 'exam weather' really an Irish climate phenomenon?
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck looks at whether students really do make the sun shine for everyone.
Quiz: Would you pass a Junior Cert Geography exam?
Let’s take you back to those oxbow lakes.
# junior-cert - Saturday 2 June, 2018
Quiz: Would you pass a Junior Cert Science exam?
Time to engage the recesses of your mind.
# junior-cert - Thursday 3 May, 2018
How Well Do You Remember Secondary School Level Shakespeare?
There’s no excuse for English teachers to get less than 100%.
# junior-cert - Tuesday 24 April, 2018
'Scramble' for Leaving Cert examiners due to shortage across all subjects, Dáil told
Teachers, including recently qualified teachers and retired teachers, are being asked to apply.
# junior-cert - Monday 12 March, 2018
State exams are a rote learning memory test and aren't serving our children's future needs
Our education system must deliver a quality education that prepares each child for their future lives, writes Geoffrey Browne.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
Science, maths and languages: The plan to make Ireland's education the best in Europe
The government launched its Action Plan for Education today.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
Teenagers to make case for extra time in Junior Cert English exam
Currently, students have two hours to complete each paper.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
'We just want time to complete the paper': TDs to quiz exam board on Junior Cert pupil's petition
A petition from Junior Cert student Tara O’Sullivan has led to today’s hearing before the Petitions Committee.
# junior-cert - Saturday 10 June, 2017
This 73-year-old student is doing the Leaving Cert this week
Denis North is taking the English and Geography exams at Kennedy College, New Ross.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
English Paper One: Reactions to the first exam of this year's Leaving Cert
Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?
# junior-cert - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
# junior-cert - Friday 21 April, 2017
Can you score 10 out of 10 on these Junior Cert questions?
It won’t be as easy as you expect.
# junior-cert - Saturday 15 April, 2017
10 memories everyone who did Home Ec in school will recognise
It’s a subject that we all look back on fondly until we remember those coursework journals.
# junior-cert - Monday 20 March, 2017
Junior Cert English: 'There isn’t a fifteen-year-old alive that can spit out high quality writing in two hours'
Make the new English Junior Cert exam fairer by adding thirty extra minutes, writes Junior Cert pupil Tara O’Sullivan.
# junior-cert - Monday 5 December, 2016
Schools to be required to publish all complaints made against them
Under a new student and parent charter, schools will have to outline the outcome of each complaint made by parents.
# junior-cert - Friday 30 September, 2016
'It's punishing children': Students could be penalised over dispute about Junior Cert English exam
Students taught by ASTI could end up losing 10% of their overall mark, it is feared.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
How Many As Would You Get in the Junior Cert?
Take our mini test.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
# junior-cert - Thursday 9 June, 2016
Emojis came up in Junior Cert English Paper 1 yesterday, and teens couldn't cope
Was it for this, etc.
# junior-cert - Wednesday 8 June, 2016
No major surprises in English papers as the State exams kicked off today
The first exam for both sets of students this morning will be English paper 1.
14 things this year's Junior Cert students have zero memory of
Ready to feel old?
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (4201)
Yes (2059)
I'm not sure / no opinion (209)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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