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CAO Reaction : Surpise at jump in points across various courses

Louisa Tyrrell, International Officer with the Irish Second-Level Students' Union, tells us what's next as the CAO Round 1 offers were released today.

CAO Offers • 27 Aug

Louisa Tyrrell was "a ball of nerves" as 10am drew closer.

Leaving Cert Diary: Results day reaction with Louisa

The Leaving Cert Diary series returns to catch up with Louisa on results day.

Leaving Cert Diary • 23 Aug

Student Rónán Ó hÍcí poses holding his Leaving Cert Results standing beside teacher Eibhlín Uí Chonchubhair.

Scanradh agus Sceitimíní: Torthaí Ardteiste

Is dalta séú bliana é Rónán Ó hÍcí i nGaelcholáiste na Mara, i gContae Chill Mhantáin, a thug faoin Ardteist i mbliana. Scríobhann sé faoina thaithí ag fáil a chuid torthaí Ardteiste.

Leaving Cert Diary • 22 Aug

Michaela says: "Finishing the Leaving Cert still feels surreal."

Leaving Cert Diary: Michaela looks back on the highs and lows

Galway-based Michaela looks back on her Leaving Cert experience as part of the Leaving Cert Diary 2025 series.

Leaving Cert 2025 • 21 Jun

Louisa felt the Economics went well for them.

Leaving Cert Diary: It was all about the Economics

Economics • 23 Jun

Lidiia shares her Leaving Cert experience.

Exam Diary: Lidiia signs off for Leaving Cert 2025

Leaving Cert Diary • 23 Jun

Is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann-Tuairim ar an Ardteist

Is dalta séú bliana é Rónán Ó hÍcí i nGaelcholáiste na Mara, i gContae Chill Mhantáin, atá ag tabhairt faoin Ardteist faoi láthair.

Gaeilge • 21 Jun

Michaela smiled when she opened the Music paper today.

Leaving Cert Diary 2025: Michaela faced the music and smiled

Leaving Cert Music • 19 Jun

Sammy says students neeeded some luck in Leaving Cert Physics.

Leaving Cert Diary: Students sat more science exams today

Leaving Cert Diary • 18 Jun

Leaving Cert Diary: Adiós to Ag Science and Spanish

Leaving Cert 2025 • 17 Jun

Lidiia sat Ukrainian as a non-curriculum language.

Leaving Cert Diary: How was the first Ukrainian exam paper?

Leaving Cert • 16 Jun

Isabelle sat German and gives a shout-out to Frau Prior!

Leaving Cert Diary: German and Construction cap off another week

Leaving Cert 2025 • 13 Jun

Leaving Cert Diary: These students are closed for Business

Leaving Cert • 12 Jun

Leaving Cert Diary: History and French are finished

In this entry to our Leaving Cert Diary, our contributors look back on Leaving Cert French and History.

Leaving Cert • 11 Jun

Michaela let out a sigh of relief when she opened the Biology paper today.

Leaving Cert Diary: We say slán to Irish and goodbye Biology!

Leaving Cert • 11 Jun

Rónán is looking forward to Irish Paper 2.

Leaving Cert Diary: Irish Paper 1 and 100% of Maths is done!

Leaving Cert Diary 2025 • 13 Jun

Kayleigh wrote about Leaving Cert Ordinary Level Maths Paper 1.

Leaving Cert Diary: Maths Paper 1 and Geography finish the week

In this entry to our Leaving Cert Diary Series we look back on Maths Paper 1 and Geography. The first week is finished!

Leaving Cert Diary 2025 • 06 Jun

Sarah was torn between Eavan Boland and Tracy K Smith.

Leaving Cert Diary: Students are free from English exams

The Leaving Cert Diary series, with thanks to our friends at the Irish Second-Level Students' Union, gets reaction from young people sitting the exams.

Leaving Cert Diary • 06 Jun

Waterford student Lidiia gives us her take on English Paper 1

Leaving Cert Diary: English Paper 1 is the exam for writers

The Leaving Cert Diary series, with thanks to our friends at the Irish Second-Level Students' Union, gets reaction from young people sitting the exams.

Leaving Cert Diary • 05 Jun

Jack McGinn is the President of the ISSU shares some exam advice for students.

The Leaving Cert Diary blogs are back for 2025!

Jack McGinn is the President of the Irish Second-Level Students' Union and he has some first-hand advice for the Class of 2025 - plus a reminder that the Leaving Cert Diary returns for another year.

Leaving Cert Diary 2025 • 03 Jun