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# junior-certificate - Friday 14 June, 2019
Pooping pigeon almost forces exam venue change after taking up residence at Dublin school
Several previous attempts to remove the bird from the exam hall “proved futile”, one teacher said.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
More than 50,000 students to begin (slightly longer) Leaving Cert exam period with English paper I
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 13 September, 2017
61,000 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on
Alcohol is a talking point.
# junior-certificate - Monday 5 June, 2017
Exam advice for parents: How to support your child during the Junior and Leaving Cert
From organisational support to breathing exercises, there’s plenty a parent can do to help.
# junior-certificate - 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-certificate - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
60,000 students will receive their Junior Cert results today - Here's how they got on
There’s been a rise in As almost across the board for students.
# junior-certificate - 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.
# junior-certificate - Friday 16 October, 2015
Parents say this book on Junior Cert curriculum is like 50 Shades of Grey
“It was like we both caught fire, spontaneous combustion, we were burning up together.”
# junior-certificate - Thursday 10 September, 2015
'I sat my Junior Cert aged 71, but would be in the Dáil if given a chance earlier in life'
Pamela Noonan sat her Junior Cert at age 71, having left school when she was just 11.
# junior-certificate - Saturday 20 June, 2015
Organiser of Junior Cert party apologises after hundreds of teens denied entry
The venue became overcrowded because a number of people had forged tickets, leaving valid ticket holders stuck outside.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
Teens to contemplate life's big questions in Junior Cert philosophy class
Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan thinks it will encourage critical thinking.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 2 December, 2014
Teachers are striking today - Here's why
The Junior Cert does matter, apparently.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Minister to teachers: 'Call off your strike' ... Teachers to minister: 'No'
The strike’s set to go ahead next Tuesday. And neither side is backing down.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 12 November, 2014
Teachers could go on strike before the end of the month
Teachers are angry about proposed reforms to the Junior Cert.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 10 September, 2014
Column: It's still okay to say 'NO!' to your Junior Cert teen on drinking
…But saying ‘No’ alone is not good enough. Tell the whole story.
Opinion: It's not a Mickey Mouse exam, the Junior Cert does actually matter
To say it doesn’t is an insult to the 60,698 Irish students who studied for 3 years to sit the exam last June.
Are you worried about your teen heading out for JC night? Here's some advice...
Parents and those running bars and off licences are being asked to be extra vigilant today.
More than 60,000 students will get their Junior Cert results today
There was an increase in the number of students taking up higher level maths and more than 90% of the Junior Cycle cohort takes up science.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
Almost 119,000 students are putting pen to paper this morning in state exams
This year marks the first time that all students at Leaving Cert level will sit the new Project Maths exam.
# junior-certificate - Thursday 10 April, 2014
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Everyonne’s talking about the Omagh bomb, Rehab revelations, and President Higgins…
# junior-certificate - Friday 14 February, 2014
Quinn 'regrets' teachers' decision to ballot for industrial action
27,000 ASTI and TUI members are to be balloted on non-co-operation with the new Junior Cycle.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
New sex education course on the way for reformed junior cycle
The short course will be available in schools from September 2014 and schools can opt in as to whether to adopt it.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 18 December, 2013
TUI to ballot on Junior Cert cycle disruption if concerns are not addressed
The union will meet with a Department of Education Working Group next month to discuss the new junior cycle.
# junior-certificate - Monday 16 December, 2013
Teachers and Dept of Education to discuss concerns over Junior Cert reform
The Department of Education has announced that the first meeting of a new working group set up to discuss the planned overhaul of the Junior Certificate is to take place next month.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 29 October, 2013
TUI says more teachers are needed if planned Junior Cert changes are to be made
The Teachers Union of Ireland said they are concerned there is not enough resources to implement the planned reforms.
# junior-certificate - Saturday 14 September, 2013
John Gilligan, corporation tax and Trap’s last day: The week in numbers
Plus: How many texts do people in Ireland send on an average day?
# junior-certificate - Friday 21 June, 2013
Quinn demands investigation into Leaving Cert Maths mistakes
The minister says the SEC has two jobs now: to ensure no student suffers as a result of the error, and to stop it recurring.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Explainer: Here's the problem with the Leaving Cert honours maths paper
Warning: the following article contains trigonometry.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Marking of Leaving Cert Maths papers 'will reflect time lost by students'
Science minister Sean Sherlock believes the State Examinations Commission will ensure no student loses out over the error.
# junior-certificate - Monday 10 June, 2013
Errors discovered in Leaving Cert Maths and Junior Cert CSPE papers
The English version of a Maths question mistakenly inserted an extra number – which meant two answers are possible.
# junior-certificate - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
State exams in numbers: 13 days, 6,000 examiners and 38 million A4 pages
Some 3.1 million exam papers are sitting in boxes across the country right now.
Open thread: What did you miss during your Junior/Leaving Cert?
We really hate it when sport and state exams clash.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
Column: The countdown to Project Maths is on – what should you expect?
This week the State exams begin and Leaving and Junior Certificate students are getting ready to tackle Project Maths. John Devlin has some tips for those worried about the new syllabus.
Students urged to sleep and eat well as State exams kick off
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals given a list of tips to help students perform well during exam time.
# junior-certificate - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Column: We need to produce a generation of independent thinkers – history is the key
TV shows like ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Rome’ show that history is more popular than ever – yet, under proposed changes to the Junior Certificate, history could become an optional subject or short course. It makes no sense, writes teacher Christian O’Connor.
# junior-certificate - Friday 5 October, 2012
Teachers and opposition parties attack Quinn's Junior Cert reforms
Teachers’ unions say they weren’t consulted about the changes, while opposition parties are sceptical of their need.
# junior-certificate - Thursday 4 October, 2012
Poll: Do you support an overhaul of the Junior Cycle?
Ruairí Quinn is to outline a “major overhaul” of the Junior Cycle today, which is expected to include the abolishing of the State exam.
Formal Junior Cert exams abolished under new system
Reforms announced by Ruairí Quinn this afternoon replace terminal exams with continual assessment – with the terminal exams scrapped altogether by 2020.
# junior-certificate - Friday 14 September, 2012
Junior Cert results: Girls outperform boys in 20 out of 23 subjects
Only the stereotypically male strongholds of Maths and Metalwork see boys have a higher proportion of A grades than girls.
# junior-certificate - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Column: Times have changed and so should the Junior Cert
In the wake of the Junior Certificate results, Deputy Principal Noirin Walsh says that the examination is no longer in tune with the demand of today’s students.
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Poll: Have you had problems getting a doctor's appointment recently?
AN INVESTIGATION BY the Sunday Independent has found that almost half of Ireland’s GP practices are operating at maximum capacity.
According to the newspaper, 44% of surgeries are unable to see new patients because of a lack of GPs.
The constraints are affecting patients across the country, while experts are also warning that they are negatively affecting how doctors are able to treat patients already on their books.
So today we’re asking: Have you had problems getting a doctor’s appointment recently?
Poll Results:
No (4002)
Yes, but I got one eventually (3367)
Yes, and I wasn't able to get one (1460)
I've never needed a GP appointment (533)
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