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# SEC

Last year
2022
# Junior Cert
Delayed Junior Cert results to be issued on Wednesday 23 November
The resutls are typically released in October.
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Oct 18th 2022, 8:31 AM
# Leaving Cert
Close to 19,000 individual Leaving Cert results appealed this year, with more than 20% upheld
3,769 individual results were upgraded, meaning more than 20% of the appeals were successful.
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Oct 7th 2022, 8:06 AM
# Exams
Delay in issuing Leaving Cert results 'will cause huge levels of additional stress and worry'
The Leaving Cert exam results will be issued on 2 September.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 3:40 PM
# BOTÚN
Leaving Cert students won't lose marks because of error in Irish language Maths paper
The State Examinations Commission said that the error will be taken into account during marking.
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Jun 17th 2022, 1:27 PM
All time
# Results are In
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.
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Oct 4th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Leaving Cert
Almost 3,000 Leaving Cert exam results upgraded during this year's appeals process
Appeal applications were made by 9,049 candidates against 16,965 individual results.
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Sep 18th 2019, 9:23 AM
# cheat shot
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.
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Aug 14th 2019, 5:45 PM
# shortage
'Urgent appeal' for Junior and Leaving Cert exam markers
It’s less two weeks until examinations begin.
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May 25th 2019, 10:32 AM
# Leaving Cert
Over 5,000 students appealed their Leaving Cert results - five got their results downgraded
Over 1,400 got upgraded.
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Oct 10th 2018, 6:10 AM
# Ouch
Elon Musk and Tesla fined €34.4 million, Musk to step down as chairman over fraud charges
The controversial founder of the electric car manufacturer will remain as chief executive however.
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Sep 30th 2018, 9:30 AM
# rebecca carter
Student, who won High Court case to have her Leaving Cert appeal sped up, accepts place in UCD
Rebecca Carter won her court case against the State Examinations Commission on Wednesday and received an official offer of her college place earlier today.
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Sep 28th 2018, 5:49 PM
# Fyre
Organisers of disastrous Fyre Festival settle €24 million fraud case
Hundreds of partygoers headed to the Bahamas, some paying more than $100,000 each.
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Jul 24th 2018, 9:18 PM
# Fingers crossed
The Leaving Cert appeal results are out this morning
Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2016.
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Oct 12th 2016, 6:00 AM
# does not compute
IBM under the spotlight of US authorities for 'certain transactions' in Ireland
The company revealed the probe in its latest filings.
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Oct 28th 2015, 11:45 AM
# Fingers crossed
The appeal results for this year's Leaving Cert are out...
If you tried to up a grade or two you’ll find out this morning how you got on.
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Oct 7th 2015, 7:52 AM
# The big day
In numbers: The Leaving Cert results
The hard work is over, now it’s time to find out how everyone did.
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Aug 12th 2015, 6:00 AM
# Prime Numbers
In numbers: The Leaving and Junior Certificate exams
How many A4 pages will be used? How many people set the tests? How many subjects are being examined? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
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Jun 7th 2014, 9:45 AM
# Trading Places
Phil Mickelson investigated for insider trading by the FBI - reports
The golfer and a professional gambler are also being probed by the SEC.
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May 31st 2014, 11:40 AM
# Leaving Certificate
Spelling, grammar and punctuation are problems for Irish students
A report from the SEC also found that Shakespeare’s Macbeth is still the most popular text among Higher Level English students.
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Apr 4th 2014, 12:01 PM
# london whale
JP Morgan Chase admits wrongdoing and is fined $920 million
The firm were found guilty of “breaking a cardinal rule of corporate governance”.
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Sep 19th 2013, 9:45 PM
# mistakes were made
Exam body blames 'human error' for mistakes in Leaving and Junior Cert
Staff changes at the State Examinations Commission contributed to errors in the Leaving Certificate Maths and Junior Certificate CSPE papers.
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Aug 19th 2013, 6:55 AM
# Prime Numbers
Clerys, credit unions and clashes: The week in numbers
Plus: How many people have visited the church in Spain with the botched fresco of Jesus?
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Aug 17th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Oops
Here's what happened with THAT error in the Leaving Cert Maths paper
The State Examinations Commission said today that approximately 4 per cent of candidates had been impacted by the error.
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Aug 14th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Leaving Cert
Report for Quinn on Leaving Cert Maths paper errors "nearing completion"
The minister had ordered that the SEC take the errors into account when marking the exam. Results are due out on Wednesday.
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Aug 12th 2013, 8:17 PM
# school daze
Lady Gaga and horse burgers: Junior and Leaving Cert examiners having the craic
Lady Gaga on the business paper, horse burgers in the French exam. Gas Al
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Jun 13th 2013, 6:00 PM
# Underemployed
More than 1,000 retired teachers back for State exam jobs
Following a promise to prioritise their applications, 250 unemployed and substitute teachers have been hired by the States Examinations Commission.
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Jun 9th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Results Night
Almost 59,000 teens to receive Junior Cert results today
There are thousands of nervous households this morning as students get graded on their first State exams.
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Sep 12th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Cash Splash
Billionaire George Soros invests in Man United
Soros’s stake of 3.1 million Class A shares is worth 1.9% of the Premier League giants.
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Aug 21st 2012, 9:19 AM
# Results Day
2012 Leaving Cert results 'broadly similar to previous years'
More students took higher level Maths this year, looking to nab some bonus points which will drive up college requirements.
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Aug 15th 2012, 6:01 AM
Voices
Column: Why the Leaving Cert is broken… by someone who just took it
Patrick Kelleher, who finished his exams last week, explains why the system needs a complete overhaul.
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Jun 27th 2012, 7:30 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jun 12th 2012, 4:52 PM
# Education
Exam board to address Leaving Cert 'predictability'
A report published by the Department of Education today was critical of “rote learning” and highlighted the common practice of memorising pre-packaged answers.
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Dec 22nd 2011, 9:00 AM
Voices
Column: Whistleblowers in banking are doing the right thing - but not for themselves
Former trader Nick Leeson finds that those who try to expose problems in the banking sector and would be heroes anywhere else are made pariahs in their world.
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Nov 14th 2011, 8:30 PM
# Tim Cook
Apple wants Tim Cook to stay on as CEO until at least 2021
It looks like Apple want to make sure Tim Cooks stays around until at least 2021 – offering him golden handcuffs currently worth $389m.
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Aug 30th 2011, 4:45 PM
# Insider Trading
US markets watchdog investigating alleged insider trading at S&P
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly asking Standard & Poor’s to account for anyone who knew about the US downgrade.
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Aug 12th 2011, 2:49 PM
# Google
US authorities checked Google's overseas earnings: report
Bloomberg says that US federal authorities have questioned the internet company about its overseas tax bills after it cut some $3.1bn from its US bill over three years.
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Mar 22nd 2011, 8:50 AM