The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has congratulated all students receiving their results today.

The SEC said last year that a lack of examiners caused a delay in the release of results.

Luke Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Studyclix, joins us on this week’s episode to give the lie of the land for anyone whose own memory of sitting the exams might be fading. We look at the lasting impact of the Covid pandemic on the exams, and share advice for students and parents alike.

This year’s higher-level English paper one featured readings about technology, imagery and immigration.

The majority of students in both exam years will be sitting their first state exam this morning as Junior Cycle exams were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The decision to withhold a result or marks is open to appeal.

The results come six months after students sat the exams.

The resutls are typically released in October.

It marks the full return of traditional written exams following two years of Covid disruption.

Fees of €116 and €109 for the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert respectively will not have to be paid.

Two teachers unions – the ASTI and the TUI – said speculation that State exams would not be held as usual was “unhelpful”.

Additional choice was incorporated in Junior and Leaving Cert exams this year and will again next year.

The proposals follow intense discussions between the department and teaching unions.

Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.

Programming and online resources have been expanded by the State Broadcaster to help students through level 5.

Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.

The National Public Health Emergency Team is due to meet on Friday.

The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.

The subject was given special status by the Government this week.

Additional gardaí will be on patrol during Junior Cert celebrations tonight.

Traditionally, students receive their results in the middle of September.

Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.

Aoife Dooley said she has notified gardaí of the threats made to her online.

It’s less two weeks until examinations begin.

The SEC said reports that some subjects would be marked using computers were ‘misleading’.

Geography was removed as a core subject from the Junior Cert last year.

Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.

We’ve taken ten questions from the current syllabus to see how much you know about the past.

New specifications for Maths, Home Economics, History, Music and Geography are set to go live from this month for Junior Cert students.

Over 120,000 students around the country will begin their exams today.

Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.

TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck looks at whether students really do make the sun shine for everyone.

Let’s take you back to those oxbow lakes.

Time to engage the recesses of your mind.

There’s no excuse for English teachers to get less than 100%.

Teachers, including recently qualified teachers and retired teachers, are being asked to apply.